One of the 6 macaques on WAnimals
Mammals · Primates · Cercopithecidae
Lion-tailed Macaque
Macaca silenus
Endangered
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
The lion-tailed macaque or wanderoo is endemic to the rainforests of the Western Ghats of India. It is unmistakable: black fur, a spectacular silver-grey mane framing the face and a tail ending in a tuft like a lion's. It is the most arboreal of the macaques and also the most selective: it depends on the fruit of particular primary-forest trees, which leaves it unable to adapt to degraded woodland. Its habitat is fragmented into tiny patches among tea and coffee plantations.
Weight
3 kg – 10 kg
Size
45 cm – 61 cm
Life expectancy
30 years
