Mammals of the WorldToque Macaque
Macaca sinica
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Macaca
- IUCN status
- EN
- Distribution
- Sri Lanka
- Realm
- Indomalaya
Other names: Common Toque Macaque|Dry Zone Toque Macaque|Wet Zone Toque Macaque|Dusky Toque Macaque|Lowland Wet Zone Toque Macaque|Highland Toque Macaque|Hill Zone Toque Macaque
About this species
- Size
- About 40cm body (female), 47.5cm (male)
- Weight
- 2.5-6.1kg
- Diet
- Mostly fruit; also flowers, buds and leaves from 46 tree species, invertebrates, small vertebrates and crops
- Habitat
- Lowland scrub forest to highland evergreen forest, 0-2,100 m
- Range
- Endemic to Sri Lanka, absent from the Jaffna Peninsula and Trincomalee area
- Gestation
- 5-6 months
The toque macaque has a golden-brown coat on the back and white hair underneath, with a small tuft of hair on the crown that looks like a hat. It has cheek pouches and large ears. Males have tan faces and females pink ones. Weight ranges from 2.5 to 6.1 kg, and head-body length is about 40 cm in females and 47.5 cm in males (Animal Diversity Web).
This macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and lives in both lowland scrub forest and highland evergreen forest, from sea level to 2,100 m. Its diet is mostly fruit, with flowers, buds and leaves from 46 tree species, small animals, and crops such as rice and coconut. Groups reach up to forty members. Nationally Least Concern (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Description: Wildlife of Sri Lanka guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com)