Barbary macaque: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Barbary macaque lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Macaca sylvanus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the Barbary macaque live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Barbary macaque in 4 countries and territories across Africa and Europe. In Germany it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Barbary macaque endangered?

The Barbary macaque’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Barbary macaque?

The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Macaca. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Barbary macaque

The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) is a macaque species native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, along with a small introduced population in Gibraltar. It is the type species of the genus Macaca. From the Early Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene, until around 85–40,000 years ago, it was widely distributed in Europe. Today, the Barbary macaques in Gibraltar are the only Old World monkeys in Europe. About 300 individuals live on the Rock of Gibraltar. This population appears to be stable or increasing, while the North African population is declining.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Barbary macaque (revision 1380253831), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q199962 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).