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There are 21 species of primates in China, comprising 20% of the world's primate species. Of these, four species are endemic to China. The distribution of primates within China's borders fals within the northern portion of the global range of primate species as a whole. Aside from the endemic species, nearly all species found in China are outside of or, at the limites of , their larger distributions. This characteristic of their distributions reflects the limiting factor that climate places on the long-term dispersal of primate species. For this reason, research on th biogeography of primates in China will aod in the investigation of the relationship between climate and the potential geographic expansion of primate populations. Contents
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