Indian Lion tailed macaque

The lion-tailed macaque, or the wanderoo, is an Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.

The lion-tailed macaque is a rainforest dweller; it is active exclusively in daylight hours.

“It is characterized by typical patterns such as arboreal living, selectively feeding on a large variety of fruit trees, large interindividual spaces while foraging, and time budgets with high proportion of time devoted to exploration and feeding.”

Conservation status: Endangered (Population decreasing)

Scientific name: Macaca silenus

Lifespan: 20 years (In the wild)

Length: 42 – 61 cm (Adult, Head and body)

Trophic level: Omnivorous

Mass: 2 – 10 kg (Adult)