Wildlifeof Sri Lanka
Toque Macaque
Monkeys & Lorises
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Macaca sinica
Basic stats
Diet
Mostly fruit; also flowers, buds and leaves from 46 tree species, invertebrates, small vertebrates and crops
Habitat
Lowland scrub forest to highland evergreen forest, 0-2,100 m
Range
Endemic to Sri Lanka, absent from the Jaffna Peninsula and Trincomalee area
Gestation period
5-6 months
Size
About 40cm body (female), 47.5cm (male)
Weight
2.5-6.1kg
The toque macaque has a golden-brown coat on the back and white hair underneath, with a small tuft of hair on the crown that looks like a hat. It has cheek pouches and large ears. Males have tan faces and females pink ones. Weight ranges from 2.5 to 6.1 kg, and head-body length is about 40 cm in females and 47.5 cm in males (Animal Diversity Web).
This macaque is endemic to Sri Lanka and lives in both lowland scrub forest and highland evergreen forest, from sea level to 2,100 m. Its diet is mostly fruit, with flowers, buds and leaves from 46 tree species, small animals, and crops such as rice and coconut. Groups reach up to forty members. Nationally Least Concern (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).
Quick answers
- What does the Toque Macaque eat?
- Mostly fruit; also flowers, buds and leaves from 46 tree species, invertebrates, small vertebrates and crops
- What habitat does the Toque Macaque live in?
- Lowland scrub forest to highland evergreen forest, 0-2,100 m
- Where is the Toque Macaque found?
- Endemic to Sri Lanka, absent from the Jaffna Peninsula and Trincomalee area
- How long is the gestation period of the Toque Macaque?
- 5-6 months
- How big is the Toque Macaque?
- About 40cm body (female), 47.5cm (male)
- How much does the Toque Macaque weigh?
- 2.5-6.1kg