An Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India, named for the tufted, lion-like tail of the adult male, and scattered across fragmented rainforest populations in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 4 Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Comparison
CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceLion-tailed macaques are covered in black fur, and have a striking gray or silver mane that surrounds the face in both sexes. The face itself is hairless and black in adults, but pinkish in infants less than a year old. 1 Disputed
Population EstimateThe 2003 IUCN assessment gave 3,000 to 3,500 individuals scattered across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Connections
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Source Lion-tailed Macaque (Wikipedia)
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1. Lion-tailed Macaque (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
an Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India
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Population section
3,000-3,500 of these animals scattered over several areas in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
Wikipedia, Characteristics section
Lion-tailed macaques are covered in black fur, and have a striking gray or silver mane that surrounds the face in both sexes. The face itself is hairless and black in adults, but pinkish in infants less than a year old.
Infobox: status2
CITES_A1
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, lead paragraph (habitat biome), EntityId 267761, target B16265
The lion-tailed macaque is a rainforest dweller, often found in the upper canopy of tropical moist evergreen forests or monsoon forests.
View the Source 2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. Lion-tailed macaque (Wikipedia)
4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Macaca silenus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans: Positive Impacts
Positive Impacts pet trade pet trade food food body parts are source of valuable material research and education
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
Negative Impacts crop pest
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix I
View the Source 5. GBIF Species API
6. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Mammal row, columns Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal
Macaca silenus Cercopithecidae 10 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 20 40 Ref_1 ABC S A 0 0 1 Ref_1
Row: macaca silenus
701 Macaca silenus Cercopithecidae 10 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 20 40 Ref_1 ABC S A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 4750 Ref_117 1
View the Source 7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Macaca silenus
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 40 years (captivity)
Wikidata: Lion-tailed Macaque
Wikidata Q506518, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: CercopithecidaeView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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