Southern pig-tailed macaque: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Macaca nemestrina
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the southern pig-tailed macaque live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern pig-tailed macaque in 4 countries and territories across Asia and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Sumatra, Kalimantan, Malaysia, Thailand.

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 southern pig-tailed macaque endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southern pig-tailed macaque?

The southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Macaca. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern pig-tailed macaque

The southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina), also known as the Sundaland pig-tailed macaque and the Sunda pig-tailed macaque, is a medium-sized macaque that lives in Sundaland, southern Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is known locally as beruk.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern pig-tailed macaque (revision 1362269931), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q618026 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).