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Longtail Macaque
Macaca fascicularis
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Field Notes
Description:
Dark brown with light golden brown tips grey and white underside. This monkey is about 50 cm. (mature adult) They have backwards directed crown hairs which sometimes form short crests on the mid-line. Mohawks. :-)Their skin is black on their feet and ears, whereas the skin on the muzzle is a light grayish pink color. The eyelids often have prominent white markings and sometimes there are white spots on the ears. Crab-eating macaques have a cheek pouch which they use to store food while foraging.
Habitat:
Primary jungle near MacRitchie Reservoir, Singapore
Notes:
Research findings have shown that the long-tailed macaque in Singapore is a unique population. It has a smaller size, different facial features and a larger tail-body ratio than others found in the neighbouring regions: southern Indochina, Burma, western Indonesia (Sumatra, Java and Borneo), the Philippines and the Nicobar Islands.
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