Lion-tailed Macaque

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• Conservation status:

• IUCN: Endangered

• CITES : Appendix I 

• The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 : Schedule I

• The Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) is an Old World monkey.

• One of the distinguishing features of this species is that males define the boundaries of their home ranges by calls.

• Overall, their communication system contains as many as 17 vocalizations. 

• They are characterized by the grey mane around their face and are sometimes called bearded monkeys.

• It is named due to its lion-like, long, thin, and tufted tail. 

• The biggest threat to the overall population of this species is the destruction of their rainforest habitat.