Species group · Mammals
Macaques
WAnimals has 6 species of macaque, all in the family Cercopithecidae.
- 6 species
- 1 family
- 23 countries
- 82 parks
- Weight
- 540 g – 15 kg
- Length
- 38 cm – 65 cm
- Lifespan
- 6 – 30 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 6.
All 6 species of macaques on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Least ConcernRhesus Monkey
Macaca mulatta
EndangeredLong-tailed Macaque
Macaca fascicularis
Least ConcernJapanese Macaque
Macaca fuscata
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
Macaca nemestrina
Assamese Macaque
Macaca assamensis
Lion-tailed Macaque
Macaca silenus
Conservation status
3 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 23 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It is one of the non-human primates most used in biomedical research worldwide.
From Rhesus Monkey
It eats roots, grasses, fruit, insects, crops and small animals.
From Rhesus Monkey
It occupies a wide range of habitats across Central, South and East Asia, including towns and temples.
From Rhesus Monkey
It is the only Old World monkey recorded using stone tools in its everyday foraging.
From Long-tailed Macaque
It eats fruit, seeds, invertebrates, small vertebrates and crabs, which is where its common name comes from.
From Long-tailed Macaque
It lives in secondary forest, mangrove and land near human settlements across South East Asia.
From Long-tailed Macaque
It is the northernmost naturally occurring non-human primate on the planet.
From Japanese Macaque
It bathes in hot springs through the winter, which earned it the nickname of snow monkey.
From Japanese Macaque