Japanese Macaque (Snow Monkey)

IUCN Status
Endangered

Common Classification
Old World Monkey

Range Countries
Japan

Habitat
Habitat is unspecified but they have been recorded to inhabit subtropical to subalpine, deciduous, broadleaf and evergreen forests.

Physical Characteristics

• Head and Body length: male – 535-607 mm; female – 472-601 mm
• Tail length: male – 81-124 mm; female – 72-103 mm
• Weight: male – 11.0-18.0 kg; female – 8.3-18.0 kg

Distinguishing features
Coats are brown to gray, faces and bottoms are red, a short tail.

Diet
Includes fruit, seeds, snails, leaves, bark, eggs, fungi and crayfish.

Behavior
Diurnal, arboreal and terrestrial, strong swimmers, live in groups of 40 to 194 individuals with females out numbering males, males switch groups every 2 to 4 years, females have a strict hierarchy that is passed down to their offspring.

Threats
Major threats include deforestation and hunting in response to claims of agricultural damage.

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