Macaca fascicularis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the macaca fascicularis lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Macaca fascicularis
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the macaca fascicularis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the macaca fascicularis in 10 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Philippines.

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 macaca fascicularis endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the macaca fascicularis?

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

About the macaca fascicularis

Macaca fascicularis, variously known by common names such as crab-eating macaque, long-tailed macaque, or cynomolgus monkey, is a macaque species native to Southeast Asia. As a synanthropic species, the crab-eating macaque thrives near human settlements and in secondary forests. The crab-eating macaque has developed a variety of cultural perceptions, from being smart and adaptive, to being sacred, to even being pests in some cases.

The crab-eating macaque is omnivorous and frugivorous. It lives in matrilineal groups ranging from 10 to 85 individuals, with groups exhibiting female philopatry and males emigrating from natal group at puberty. The crab-eating macaque is the only old-world monkey known to use stone tools in their daily foraging, and it engages in a robbing and bartering behavior in some tourist locations.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Macaca fascicularis (revision 1375611399), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301676 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).