There are many types of macaques, such as Mentawai macaques, Siberia macaques, crab-eating macaques, etc. So do you know the northern dolphin-tailed macaques? If you don't know, let me tell you about it!

I. Basic information

Chinese name: Northern pig-tailed macaque

Latin name: Macaca leonina

Kingdom: Animal Kingdom

Department: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrate subphylum

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Animalia Class 

Order: Primates

Suborder: Gennina 

Family: Monkey

Subfamily: Macaque subfamily

genus: Macaca

species: northern dolphin-tailed macaque

Named and dated: Blyth, 1863

II. Appearance characteristics

The head and body of the northern dolphin-tailed macaque are about 44-62 cm long, the tail is 12-18 cm long, and the weight is about 11-14 kg.

The body color of the northern dolphin-tailed macaque is usually yellowish-brown, its body is thick and powerful, and its tail hair is sparse.

Three, male and female discrimination

The male northern pig-tailed macaque has a relatively wide circle of light gray hair around the face, and the shorter vertical hair makes it There is a sunken dark spot on top of the head; bare cheeks are generally pink, but there are blue hairs on the eyes.

The supraorbital ridge of the skull of the female northern dolphin-tailed macaque is less pronounced, and the posterior margin of the last upper molar has a small cusp.

IV. Distribution range

The northern pig-tailed macaque is mainly distributed in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam in southern Asia. In addition, there is also a small distribution in southern China.

V. Living habits

Northern pig-tailed macaques are social animals, usually 30 or more individuals, and their home area has several square meters km.

The northern porpoise-tailed macaque usually feeds on fruits, leaves, and plant shoots, but occasionally they also prey on insects, small vertebrates, and bird eggs.

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