Stump-tailed Macaque

About this species

Size

Head and body: males 51.7–65cm, females 48.5–58.5cm; tail 3–7cm

Weight

Males 9.7–10.2kg; females 7.5–9.1kg

Diet

Mainly fruit, also seeds, leaves and roots; freshwater crabs, frogs, bird eggs and insects

Habitat

Evergreen and moist broadleaf forest, up to 4,000m

Range

In India, south of the Brahmaputra in the north-east

The stump-tailed macaque, or bear macaque, has long, thick fur that may be grey, brown, reddish or black, and its face may be freckled or patchy. Infants are born white and darken as they mature, and the bright pink or red adult face darkens to brown or nearly black and loses most of its hair. The tail is very short, 3–7 cm. Males are 51.7–65 cm long and weigh 9.7–10.2 kg, and females are smaller (Wikipedia, general species account).

In India it is found south of the Brahmaputra in the north-east, from Assam and Meghalaya to eastern Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. It lives in evergreen and moist broadleaf forests up to 4,000 m and is mainly a fruit-eater that also takes seeds, leaves, roots, freshwater crabs, frogs, bird eggs and insects. Stump-tails defuse confrontations and reconcile after fights more than rhesus or long-tailed macaques do. One study found two mating seasons a year, in summer and in autumn (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)