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Mammals · Primates · Cercopithecidae
Assamese Macaque
Macaca assamensis
Near Threatened
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The Assamese macaque is a robust primate of the montane forests of the eastern Himalaya, north-eastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and northern Indochina. It has a yellowish-brown coat and a dark bare face. It lives in groups of several dozen animals and is omnivorous and highly adaptable, though it depends on relatively well-preserved forest. Hunting and forest fragmentation have reduced it over much of its range.
Weight
5 kg – 12 kg
Size
45 cm – 65 cm
Life expectancy
25 years
