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Crab eating macaque

Macaca fascicularis · Cercopithecidae · Primates

Best monthsFeb–Mar · Julmost records
Records21,832in 13 countries
Most seen inMalaysia6,029 records
Red ListEndangeredIUCN status
Crab eating macaque
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About

Crab eating macaque in brief

The crab eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is a mammal of the Cercopithecidae family — species of mammal.

Across the 13 countries we cover it has 21,832 published records, most of them from Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in February, March and July.

Its global conservation status is endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Malaysia6,029 records · best Jul, Aug
Indonesia5,631 records · best Jul, Dec
Singapore3,172 records · best Aug, Sep
Thailand2,652 records · best Jan, Feb
Cambodia2,311 records · best Mar, Feb
Philippines1,257 records · best Apr, May
Vietnam366 records · best Apr, Mar
Mauritius232 records · best Oct, Nov
Brunei88 records · best Oct, Jun
East Timor47 records · best Nov, Oct
Myanmar43 records · best Apr, Mar
Kiribati2 records · best Jan, Jun
Palau2 records · best Jun, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.