Wildlifeof Thailand
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
Monkeys, Gibbons, Lorises & Colugo
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Macaca leonina
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, flowers, buds, leaves and shoots; also insects, eggs, small vertebrates and human food where fruit is scarce
Habitat
Forest, including areas close to farmland and settlements
Range
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
Weight
Males over about 8kg; females under about 6kg
The northern pig-tailed macaque has a rounded greyish crown with a brown patch at its centre, pale triangles above the eyes and a slender, dark, short tail that is often held in a bent or arched shape. The muzzle is shorter than in the southern pig-tailed macaque, which it was once treated as a subspecies of before the two were split. Adult males are clearly heavier than females and show well-developed shoulder muscles (Wikipedia, general species account).
Groups can be large, sometimes more than a hundred animals, but they break into smaller parties when feeding. Fruit makes up most of the diet; when it is scarce the macaques turn to leaves, insects, small animals and crops or food taken from people, and groups near such food tend to be larger and more settled. Habitat loss, hunting and the pet trade are listed as threats across its range (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Northern Pig-tailed Macaque eat?
- Fruit, flowers, buds, leaves and shoots; also insects, eggs, small vertebrates and human food where fruit is scarce
- What habitat does the Northern Pig-tailed Macaque live in?
- Forest, including areas close to farmland and settlements
- Where is the Northern Pig-tailed Macaque found?
- Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
- How much does the Northern Pig-tailed Macaque weigh?
- Males over about 8kg; females under about 6kg