Assamese Macaque

About this species

Size

Head and body 51–73.5cm; tail 15–30cm

Weight

5–10kg

Diet

Omnivorous: fruits, leaves, invertebrates and cereals

Habitat

Tropical and subtropical semi-evergreen, dry deciduous and montane forest, up to 4,000m in north-east India

Range

South and Southeast Asia; in India the north-east

The Assam macaque has yellowish-grey to dark brown fur. The face is dark brownish to purplish, and a dark fringe of hair on the cheeks runs back to the ears. The shoulders, head and arms tend to be paler than the greyish hindquarters, and the tail is short but well haired. Head and body length is 51–73.5 cm, the tail 15–30 cm, and adults weigh 5–10 kg (Wikipedia, general species account).

In north-eastern India it lives in tropical and subtropical semi-evergreen forests, dry deciduous forests and montane forests, up to 4,000 m. It usually inhabits hilly ground above 1,000 m, but in the wetter east it also occurs in the lowlands. It is diurnal, and at times both arboreal and terrestrial, and feeds on fruits, leaves, invertebrates and cereals. In Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh, 15 groups of 209 animals were counted in 2002 (Wikipedia, general species account).

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