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Lion-tailed Macaque

Mammals

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/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 4
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 4
Living or Extinct
Yes 5
Derived 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.
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
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. 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 4
Scientific Name
Macaca silenus 1
Conservation Status
Endangered 1
Disputed
Population Estimate
3250 1
The 2003 IUCN assessment gave 3,000 to 3,500 individuals scattered across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cercopithecidae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Lion-tailed Macaque (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Western Ghats, Ecosystems
Source Lion-tailed Macaque (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

South Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Lion-tailed Macaque (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    an Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India
  • Taxobox
  • Infobox: status
    EN
  • 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)
an Old World monkey endemic to the Western GhatsView the Source
4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Macaca silenus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic 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
GBIF Species APIView the Source
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
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