Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
Local name: Monyet
Description:
- Light brown or greyish fur and a long tail
- A troop could comprise up to 30 individuals. Sometimes they disperse into small groups when they are out foraging
- Capable of swimming
- Long-tailed macaques have several sleeping trees that they will go back to after they are done foraging for the day
Activity pattern: Diurnal
Ecological function: Seed disperser
Level in food chain: Primary and secondary consumer
Feeding behaviour: Omnivore
Food items: Fruits, leaves, shellfish, crabs, human leftovers
Habitat: Primary and secondary forests, mangroves, plantations and urban areas
Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina)
Local name: Berok, beruk
Description:
- Identified by its creamy-brown fur with darker fur along its back
- Length of tail is the main characteristic used to differentiate between this species and the long-tailed macaques. This species has a short tail that tends to look like a pig’s, hence its common name.
Activity pattern: Diurnal
Ecological function: Seed disperser, prey-predator relationship
Level in food chain: Primary and secondary consumer
Feeding behaviour: Omnivore
Food items: Fruits, small vertebrates and invertebrates
Habitat: Inhabits primary forest but ventures to cultivated areas when foraging
