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Stump-tailed macaque

Macaca arctoides (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831)

VUVulnerableprimates

The stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 5 kg to 11.2 kg and live up to 29.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)
Photo: Rohit Naniwadekar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the stump-tailed macaque

Weight
5 kg – 11.2 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
29.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
30 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Gestation
177 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3.98 years – 5.75 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.61src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Scansorialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the stump-tailed macaque live?

Not recorded

What is the stump-tailed macaque?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides), also called the bear macaque, is a species of macaque native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. In India, they can be found south of the Brahmaputra River, in the northeastern part of the country. The range in India extends from Assam and Meghalaya to eastern Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.

These monkeys are primarily frugivorous but eat many types of vegetation, including seeds, leaves, and roots. They also hunt freshwater crabs, frogs, bird eggs and insects.

From the Wikipedia article “Stump-tailed macaque” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stump-tailed_macaque&oldid=1380086482), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the stump-tailed macaque sound like?

Rushenb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the stump-tailed macaque endangered?

The stump-tailed macaque is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the stump-tailed macaque classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusMacaca
  7. SpeciesMacaca arctoides (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831)

Synonyms Lyssodes speciosus melli, Macaca brunneus, Macaca harmandi, Macaca melanotus, Macaca melli, Macaca rufescens, Macaca speciosa arctoides, Macaca speciosus, Macaca ursinus, Macacus arctoides, Macacus arctoides, Macacus arctoides melli, Macacus brunneus, Macacus harmandi, Macacus rufescens, Macacus speciosus, Macacus ursinus, Papio melanotus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Bear macaqueEnglish
  • Bear macaqueEnglish
  • Stump-tailEnglish
  • Stump-tailed monkeyEnglish
  • StumptailEnglish
  • Stumptail macaqueEnglish
  • Stumptail macaqueEnglish
  • مكاك دبيArabic
  • সেন্দুৰী বান্দৰAssamese
  • খাটোলেজি বানরBangla
  • makak medvědíCzech
  • BärenmakakGerman
  • StumpfschwanzmakakGerman
  • Αρκτοειδής ΜακάκοςGreek
  • Macaca UrsinSpanish
  • Macaco rabónSpanish
  • töpöhäntämakakiFinnish
  • Macaque brunFrench
  • Macaque OursFrench
  • medvemakákóHungarian
  • Macaco orsinoItalian
  • ベニガオザルJapanese
  • 곰마카크Korean
  • 붉은얼굴원숭이Korean
  • 짧은꼬리마카크Korean
  • BjørnemakakNorwegian Bokmål
  • BeermakaakDutch
  • StompstaartmakaakDutch
  • makak niedźwiedziPolish
  • Macaco-ursoPortuguese
  • Медвежий макакRussian
  • ลิงเสนThai
  • Güdük kuyruklu şebekTurkish
  • 胭脂猴Chinese

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Relatives of the stump-tailed macaque

Other species in the same genus Macaca.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the stump-tailed macaque?

An adult stump-tailed macaque weighs 5 kg – 11.2 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the stump-tailed macaque endangered?

The stump-tailed macaque is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the stump-tailed macaque live?

The stump-tailed macaque has a recorded lifespan of 29.5 years.

How long is the stump-tailed macaque pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 177 days.

What kind of animal is the stump-tailed macaque?

The stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{stump_tailed_macaque_2026,
  title = {Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stump-tailed-macaque},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}