Wildlifeof Bhutan
Assamese Macaque
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Macaca assamensis
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, leaves, invertebrates and cereals
Habitat
Subtropical and montane forest up to 4,000m in north-east India
Range
Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand
Size
Head and body 51–73.5cm; tail 15–30cm
Weight
5–10kg
The Assam macaque has a yellowish-grey to dark brown coat and dark brownish to purplish facial skin. A dark fringe of hair on the cheeks sweeps back towards the ears, the head, shoulders and arms are paler than the greyish hindquarters, and the tail is short and well haired. Head and body measure 51 to 73.5cm (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is diurnal, at times both in trees and on the ground, and omnivorous, eating fruit, leaves, invertebrates and cereals. In north-east India it lives in semi-evergreen, deciduous and montane forest up to 4,000m. In Arunachal Pradesh, troop sizes ranged from 13 to 35, with a mean of about 24. Its range includes Bhutan, though the sources opened give no Bhutan counts.
Quick answers
- What does the Assamese Macaque eat?
- Fruit, leaves, invertebrates and cereals
- What habitat does the Assamese Macaque live in?
- Subtropical and montane forest up to 4,000m in north-east India
- Where is the Assamese Macaque found?
- Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand
- How big is the Assamese Macaque?
- Head and body 51–73.5cm; tail 15–30cm
- How much does the Assamese Macaque weigh?
- 5–10kg