Lion Tailed Macaque

• A Lion Tailed Macaque has been sporadically spotted by conservationists in the forests of Nadugani, shared by the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu and Nilambur in Kerala.

ABOUT LION TAILED MACAQUE

• Scientific name – Macaca silenus
• It is also known as the wanderoo or bearded monkeys.
• It is an Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India.
• They have a grey mane around their face and a lion-like, long, thin, and tufted tail.
• Males of this species communicate with their home ranges with sounds, one of its distinguishing characteristics.
• Lion-tailed macaques are omnivores and diet consists of local fruits, seeds, flowers, insects, snails, and small vertebrates.
• Protection status
  • IUCN red list Status- Endangered
  • CITES- Appendix-1
  • WPA 1972- Schedule 1