Wildlifeof Thailand
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
Cercopithecidae
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Macaca nemestrina
Basic stats
Diet
Mostly fruit, plus seeds, leaves, fungi, insects, crabs, eggs and small vertebrates
Habitat
Lowland and montane rainforest and swamp forest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
The southern pig-tailed macaque is named for its short, sparsely haired tail, which is carried partly erect like a pig's. It is a sturdy macaque with cheek pouches for temporarily storing food. Modern taxonomy separates it from the northern pig-tailed macaque, restricting Macaca nemestrina chiefly to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo (Mammal Diversity Database; Animal Diversity Web).
It is diurnal, social and both terrestrial and arboreal in humid rainforest and swamp forest from sea level to above 2,000 m. Fruit dominates the diet, supplemented by seeds, leaves, fungi, insects, river crabs, eggs and small vertebrates. Foraging parties maintain vocal contact and may travel more than two kilometres in a day (Animal Diversity Web). It is Nationally Vulnerable (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Southern Pig-tailed Macaque eat?
- Mostly fruit, plus seeds, leaves, fungi, insects, crabs, eggs and small vertebrates
- What habitat does the Southern Pig-tailed Macaque live in?
- Lowland and montane rainforest and swamp forest
- Where is the Southern Pig-tailed Macaque found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo