Species

Lion-tailed Macaque

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Lion-tailed Macaque." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/lion-tailed-macaque.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Lion-tailed Macaque. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/lion-tailed-macaque

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-lion-tailed-macaque,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Lion-tailed Macaque},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/lion-tailed-macaque},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Disputed

Population Estimate

3250 1

The 2003 IUCN assessment gave 3,000 to 3,500 individuals scattered across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

Scientific Name

Macaca silenus 1

Conservation Status

Endangered 1

Cross-Tradition Connections