Crab-eating Macaque
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Crab-eating Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kerinci Seblat National Park
6 Verified records at Kerinci Seblat National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Macaca fascicularis, variously known by common names such as crab-eating macaque, long-tailed macaque, or cynomolgus monkey, is a macaque species native to Southeast Asia. As a synanthropic species, the crab-eating macaque thrives near human settlements and in secondary forests. The crab-eating macaque has developed a variety of cultural perceptions, from being smart and adaptive, to being sacred, to even being pests in some cases. The crab-eating macaque is omnivorous and frugivorous. It lives in matrilineal groups ranging from 10 to 85 individuals, with groups exhibiting female philopatry and males emigrating from natal group at puberty. The crab-eating macaque is the only old-world monkey known to use stone tools in their daily foraging, and it engages in a robbing and bartering behavior in some tourist locations. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Crab-eating Macaque sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
EN

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca nemestrina

30–40% · Possible
Sumatran Surili
EN

Sumatran Surili

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis melalophos

60–70% · Likely
Silvered Leaf Monkey
VU

Silvered Leaf Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus cristatus

20–30% · Possible
Bicolored Banded Langur

Bicolored Banded Langur

Mammal

Presbytis bicolor

Insufficient data
Siamang
EN

Siamang

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Symphalangus syndactylus

40–50% · Likely
Sunda Slow Loris
EN

Sunda Slow Loris

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nycticebus coucang

Insufficient data
Agile Gibbon
EN

Agile Gibbon

Mammal

Hylobates agilis

Insufficient data
Sumatran Orangutan
CR

Sumatran Orangutan

Mammal

Pongo abelii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
30–40
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
70–80%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
70–80%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
50–60%
4 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
50–60%
5 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
40–50%
6 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
7 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
8 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
9 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crab-eating Macaque in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Crab-eating Macaque sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crab-eating Macaque in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Crab-eating Macaque in Kerinci Seblat National Park in our monthly data.

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