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Crab-Eating Macaque
Crab-Eating Macaque Facts
| Kingdom: Five groups that classify all living things | Animalia |
| Phylum: A group of animals within the animal kingdom | Chordata |
| Class: A group of animals within a pylum | Mammalia |
| Order: A group of animals within a class | Primates |
| Family: A group of animals within an order | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: A group of animals within a family | Macaca |
| Scientific Name: The name of the animal in science | Macaca Fascicularis |
| Type: The animal group that the species belongs to | Mammal |
| Diet: What kind of foods the animal eats | Carnivore |
| Size (H): How long (L) or tall (H) the animal is | 38cm - 55cm (15in - 22in) |
| Weight: The measurement of how heavy the animal is | 3kg - 9kg (7lbs - 20lbs) |
| Top Speed: The fastest recorded speed of the animal | 48km/h (30mph) |
| Lifespan: How long the animal lives for | 15 - 30 years |
| Lifestyle: Whether the animal is solitary or sociable | Troop |
| Conservation Status: The likelihood of the animal becoming extinct | Least Concern |
| Colour: The colour of the animal's coat or markings | Grey, Brown, White, Yellow |
| Skin Type: The protective layer of the animal | Fur |
| Favourite Food: The preferred food of this animal | Crabs |
| Habitat: The specific area where the animal lives | Rainforest and tropical jungle |
| Average Litter Size: The average number of babies born at once | 1 |
| Main Prey: The food that the animal gains energy from | Crabs, Fruits, Seeds, Insects |
| Predators: Other animals that hunt and eat the animal | Eagle, Tiger, Large reptiles |
| Distinctive Features: Characteristics unique to this animal | Very sociable animal with a long tail |
Crab-Eating Macaque Location
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Crab-Eating Macaque
The crab-eating macaque is a medium species of monkey, found in the tropical and sub-tropical forests and jungles throughout South-East Asia. The crab-eating macaque differs from other macaque species in the fact that the crab-eating macaque has a long tail which is about the same length as it's body.
The crab-eating macaque is widely dispersed across the South-East Asian jungles and is found in a variety of different habitats. The crab-eating macaque generally settles in areas that are close to water over a wide range of habitats including lowland forests, tropical jungles and mangroves.
The crab-eating macaque is a highly sociable animal and lives in groups containing between 5 and 60 crab-eating macaque individuals. The crab-eating macaque troops are centred around the female crab-eating macaques are they remain in the same place for their whole lives. There are often half as many males in a crab-eating macaque troop than there are females.
The crab-eating macaque is an arboreal primate meaning that it spends most of its life in the safety of the trees. The crab-eating macaque has a long tail which helps it to balance and sharp nails and its fingers to toes which help with grip.
Despite its name, the crab-eating macaque does not only eat crabs and in fact, at least 50% of the crab-eating macaque's diet is made up from fruits, nuts and seeds. The crab-eating macaque also eats insects, small reptiles, amphibians, fish and crustaceans.
The crab-eating macaque is relatively small in size and therefore has a number of predators within its natural environment. Tigers and large reptiles such as snakes and crocodiles are the main predators of the crab-eating macaque along with large birds of prey like eagles who prey on the smaller crab-eating macaque individuals.
After a gestation period of around six months, the female crab-eating macaque gives birth to a single infant (baby) crab-eating macaque. Male crab-eating macaque babies remain with their mothers until they are a couple of years old and are independent enough to find another troop, but the crab-eating macaque babies tend to remain in the troop for their whole lives.
Although the crab-eating macaque is not considered to be an animal under threat at this time, habitat loss in the form of pollution and deforestation is causing severe declines in the crab-eating macaque population numbers.
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Crab-Eating Macaque Translations
Crab-eating Macaque
長尾獼猴
Kera
Javaneraffe
Macaca fascicularis
Macaque crabier
מקוק סרטנים
Közönséges makákó
Monyet pemakan kepiting
Macaca fascicularis
Java-aap
Makak jawajski
Krabbmakak
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First Published: 18th January 2010, Last Updated: 8th November 2019
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