Animal Profile IUCN: LC

Macaca pagensis

Macaca pagensis，Macaca pagensis

The scientific name of the Mentawai macaque is Macaca pagensis, and its foreign name is Macaca pagensis. It lives in trees or semi-trees, usually in small family groups, but also in large groups. Most of them can walk upright, but not for long. They are mostly active during the day.Listed in the &qu

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Scientific Name Macaca pagensis，Macaca pagensis

Length About 50 cm

Weight No verification information

Lifespan No verification information

IUCN Status LC

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Listed in the "World Conservation Union" (IUCN) ver.: 2008 Red List of Primates.

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Profile Details

Key characteristics, appearance, and habitat information.

Traits & Behavior

Appearance

Most skulls have large cranial cavities, are bulbous, and have short noses. Their sense of smell is secondary to vision, touch, and hearing. Some lower species have highly developed olfactory centers in the brain and rely largely on smell to act. Some lemurs have longer snouts.
The body coat may be soft and fine, some may be rough or hard, or may be very long in some places, or may have heterochromatic links on the hair. Some have very long hair on their heads, forming a tufted crown, or very short, flat tops, or bald and hairless. Some have long hair on their cheeks or under their jaws, shaped like beards. Some have long hair on their shoulders, backs, and buttocks. Some body hair is very showy.