Stump-tailed macaque: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the stump-tailed macaque lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Macaca arctoides
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the stump-tailed macaque live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the stump-tailed macaque in 3 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

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 stump-tailed macaque endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the stump-tailed macaque?

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

About the stump-tailed macaque

The stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides), also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. In India, they can be found south of the Brahmaputra River, in the northeastern part of the country. The range in India extends from Assam and Meghalaya to eastern Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.

These monkeys are primarily frugivorous but eat many types of vegetation, including seeds, leaves, and roots. They also hunt freshwater crabs, frogs, bird eggs and insects.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Stump-tailed macaque (revision 1380086482), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q266955 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).