Lion-tailed macaques

Lion-tailed macaque
Macaca silenus / Lion-tailed macaque

Lion-tailed macaque

Habitat: evergreen mountain rainforest
Continent: Asia
Food: Fruits, flowers, sprouts, nuts and small animals
Gestation/breeding period: 160 - 180 days
Mode of life: Harem groups of 10 to 40 animals
Class: Mammals
Order: Primates

Key facts

~ 60 cm
size

~ 10 kg
weight

~ 40 years
age

How endangered are Lion-tailed macaques?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

The population in the wild is less than 4,000 animals.

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