粤、桂、琼、湘四省区灵长类动物分布及地理生态

广东、广西、海南、湖南等四省区，地处热带、亚热带区域，本区域分布有8～9种灵长类动物，是我国灵长类主要分布区之一．在本区所分布的灵长类动物中有6种是国家一级保护动物，有一种及两个亚种为本区所特有，在这9种灵长类动物中现存数量最少的是黑长臂猿，仅约20只左右，现存数量最多的是猕猴，大约10000只，其它几种的数量都为几千只本文根据80年代以来在华南地区开展的猕猴、叶猴、长臂猿等研究及其它野生动物调查结果，对本区内的灵长类动物分布等综述报道，为制定本地区灵长类动物整体保护策略提供基础资料．

The Distribution Status and Eco-geographical Character of Primates in South China

Guangdong, Guangcxi, Hainan, and Hunan provinces are situated in the area of tropical and sub-tropical zone, and nine species of primates distribute there. Six species of the nine primates are first class protected animals in China, and one species and two subspecies of them are endemic primates in the range. Hylobates concolor is most endanger among the nine species pri mate. The animals exist in Bawanglin Nature Reserve, Hainan,and the population estimated in the end of 1994 is about 20 individuals. The status of Macaca mulatta is better than other primates of the area although their habitat also exploited with human economic development. The total of wild population of rhesus monkey is about 10000 in south China. The diversity of geographical environment make the biodiversity of primates in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Hunan provinces, and the results indicate the importance of primate conservation in south China. Biodiversity of primates, especialy for rhesus monkey apply is a condition to exploit the primates as laboratory animals.