Crab-eating macaque

Despite their name,most of their diet makes up of fruits and seeds

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The crab-eating macaques are also known as long-tailed macaques due to their extremely long brown or dark grey tails. Their tail is longer than their height from head to rump. The coat on the upper parts of the body is dark brown with light golden-brown tips, and the undersides are light grey.

These animals are extremely intelligent as they use tools in daily life; for example, they break the shell of crabs with rocks and peel the skin of sweet potatoes with nuts, oysters, and teeth. Their diet mostly includes fruits, flowers, leaves, bark, and roots. They also occasionally prey on vertebrates such as birds, lizards, fishes, frogs, and invertebrates.

Distribution

Country
Population est.
Status
Year
Comments
Bangladesh
0
Official estimate
EX
2022
Extinct 2022
Brunei
2022
Cambodia
2022
East Timor
2022
India
2022
Nicobar Is.
Indonesia
2022
Laos
2022
Presence Uncertain
Malaysia
2022
Mauritius
2022
Introduced
Myanmar
2022
Palau
2022
Introduced
Papua New Guinea
2022
Introduced
Philippines
2022
Singapore
2022
Thailand
2022
Vietnam
2022

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Terrestrial / Aquatic

Altricial / Precocial

Polygamous / Monogamous

Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic

Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal

Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd / Troops

Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore

Migratory: Yes / No

Domesticated: Yes / No

Dangerous: Yes / No