Ecology

Keywords: Endangered, Animlia, Fungi, Plantae, Class, Habitat, Behaviors, Communicate, Expressions, Ecosystem

Niche

Habitat: Mountainous temperate forests of south and central western China, can withstand cold temperatures

Behaviors: Tree climbing but feed on the ground, roam in large groups, communicate without using facial expressions or body language but instead use whines and shrills

Feed on: Tree pines, fruits, leaves, buds and insects

Eaten by: Wolves, Leopards, large birds like the Golden Eagle

Impact on ecosystem: Balance in food chain, limits insect and plant life, food source for larger predators

3 examples of interactions with other organisms:

1) Hunted for there furs by humans, other parts of the monkey are believed to help in Chinese medicine.

2) While roaming the ground floor of there environment they are prey to the wolves that hunt them.

3) The vast number of dead trees supply the monkeys with lichen which is a big part of their diet.

Here is an example of 10 other living organisms that can be found in the same environment as the Snub-nosed Monkey...

Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleauca)

Bear found in the bamboo forest of China, known or there black and white appearance.

Kingdom: Animlia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Ursidae

Genus: Ailuropoda

Endangered: YES

Asian Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon)

Large species of bird with a distinct color pattern native to China.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

Genus: Nipponia

Endangered: YES

Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)

Almost similar to the look of a mountain goat, these animals can be found living among the mountain ranged of Asia.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chrodata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Cetartiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Genus: Budorcas

Endangered: Vulnerable

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

Species of eagle that can be found all over the world as well as China.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

Genus: Aquila

Endangered: NO

Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)

Beautifully colored member of the pheasant family native to Asia.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

Genus: Tragopan

Endangered: NO

Wild Mushroom (Amanita fuliginea)

Type of wild mushroom found in the forests of China.

Kingdom: Fungi

Phylum: Basidiomycota

Class: Agaricomycetes

Order: Agaricales

Family: Amanitaceae

Genus: Amanita

Endangered: NO

Kingdonia (Lingdonia uniflora)

A single leaf herb native to the regions of China.

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Spermatophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida, Eudicot

Order: Ranunculates

Family: Circaeasteraceae

Genus: Kingdonia

Endangered: NO

Chinese Yew (Taxus chinensis)

Native to China, this plant is used in the treatment of Cancer.

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophytes

Class: Pinopsida

Order: Pinales

Family: Taxaceae

Genus: Taxus

Endangered: YES

Native Ant (Acanthomyrmex glabfemoralis)

Common species of ant found roaming the country of China.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera

Family: Formicidae

Genus: Acanthomyrmex

Endangered: NO

Chaetocnema Beetle (Chaetocnema concinna)

common beetle that has over hundreds of different species found around the world.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Coleoptera

Family: Chrysomelidae

Genus: Alticini

Endangered: NO

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