Wildlifeof Vietnam
Stump-tailed Macaque
Monkeys, Gibbons, Lorises & Colugo
Photo: (c) Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Macaca arctoides
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly fruit, also seeds, leaves and roots; freshwater crabs, frogs, bird eggs and insects
Habitat
Evergreen and moist broadleaf forest, up to 4,000m
Range
South Asia and Southeast Asia
Size
Head and body: males 51.7–65cm, females 48.5–58.5cm; tail 3–7cm
Weight
Males 9.7–10.2kg; females 7.5–9.1kg
The stump-tailed macaque, or bear macaque, has long, thick fur that may be grey, brown, reddish or black, and its face may be freckled or patchy. Infants are born white and darken as they mature, and the bright pink or red adult face darkens to brown or nearly black and loses most of its hair. The tail is very short, 3–7 cm. Males are 51.7–65 cm long and weigh 9.7–10.2 kg, and females are smaller (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in evergreen and moist broadleaf forests up to 4,000 m and is mainly a fruit-eater that also takes seeds, leaves, roots, freshwater crabs, frogs, bird eggs and insects. Stump-tails defuse confrontations and reconcile after fights more than rhesus or long-tailed macaques do. One study found two mating seasons a year, in summer and in autumn.
Quick answers
- What does the Stump-tailed Macaque eat?
- Mainly fruit, also seeds, leaves and roots; freshwater crabs, frogs, bird eggs and insects
- What habitat does the Stump-tailed Macaque live in?
- Evergreen and moist broadleaf forest, up to 4,000m
- Where is the Stump-tailed Macaque found?
- South Asia and Southeast Asia
- How big is the Stump-tailed Macaque?
- Head and body: males 51.7–65cm, females 48.5–58.5cm; tail 3–7cm
- How much does the Stump-tailed Macaque weigh?
- Males 9.7–10.2kg; females 7.5–9.1kg