Lion-tailed macaque

Scientific Name

Macaca silenus

IUCN Status

Endangered (EN)

Lifespan

20 years

Population

Under 4,000

Weight

Male: 7 kg Female: 5 kg

Range

Southern and central Western Ghats – Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

Habitat Type

Tropical Evergreen Forests

Also Known As

Nella manthi in Malayalam, singavaal kurangu in Tamil, singalika in Kannada

IUCN Status

Endangered (EN)

Lifespan

20 years

Population

Under 4,000

Weight

Male: 7 kg Female: 5 kg

Range

Southern and central Western Ghats – Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

Habitat Type

Tropical Evergreen Forests

Also Known As

Nella manthi in Malayalam, singavaal kurangu in Tamil, singalika in Kannada

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From Treetops to Trash: The Lion-tailed Macaques’ Fight for Survival
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From Treetops to Trash: The Lion-tailed Macaques’ Fight for Survival
Sustain Team
Lion-tailed macaques live on treetops and need connected canopies to travel, but the destruction of forests is forcing them to descend to the floor and look for food in the trash
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Sustain Team
Video
Pushed to The Edge: Lion-tailed Macaques and the Case of Disappearing Forests
Conservation
Pushed to The Edge: Lion-tailed Macaques and the Case of Disappearing Forests
Bhanu Sridharan
Destruction of forests is pushing a growing population of the shy lion-tailed macaques to look for food in human settlements
By
Bhanu Sridharan
Conservation
Lion-tailed Macaque: Facts, Habitat, and Threats
Infographic
Lion-tailed Macaque: Facts, Habitat, and Threats
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Everything you need to know about the lion of the tree canopies
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
The Lion-Tailed Macaque Laments Taxonomy
Green Humour
The Lion-Tailed Macaque Laments Taxonomy
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
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Bridging the Canopy Gap
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Bridging the Canopy Gap
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
Green Humour
Monkey Spa: How Grooming Wins Lion-tailed Macaques Favours and Food
Video
Monkey Spa: How Grooming Wins Lion-tailed Macaques Favours and Food
Sustain Team
Females spend hours grooming themselves and each other. It's an excellent way to make friends, stay clean and win favours from elders
By
Sustain Team
Video
Saving the Lion-Tailed Macaque, One Step at a Time
Conservation
Saving the Lion-Tailed Macaque, One Step at a Time
Rishika Pardikar
Curtailed to live in the tiny forest fragment of Puthuthottam in Valparai, the lion-tailed macaque needs all the help it can get
By
Rishika Pardikar
Conservation
Cornered but not Defeated
Conservation
Cornered but not Defeated
Ashni Dhawale
Sustained conservation efforts and community engagement is critical to save the lion-tailed macaque and its disappearing habitat
By
Ashni Dhawale
Conservation
Pride of the Western Ghats: The Elusive Lion-tailed Macaque
Photo Story
Pride of the Western Ghats: The Elusive Lion-tailed Macaque
Sustain Team
The life and times of one of India’s most endangered primates
By
Sustain Team
Photo Story
Splendid Sojourns in Silent Valley National Park
Habitat
Splendid Sojourns in Silent Valley National Park
Meghna Krishnadas
Nifty monkeys and playful tiger cubs, iridescent butterflies and magnificent trees — a conservation ecologist finds herself in rapt fascination in the rainforests of this UNESCO World Heritage site
By
Meghna Krishnadas
Habitat
Lion-tailed Macaque: Acrobats of the Upper Canopy
Species
Lion-tailed Macaque: Acrobats of the Upper Canopy
Trisha Gupta
Don’t be fooled by the name or the sharp canines, the endangered lion-tailed macaque is a shy, fruit-eating primate that inhabits the upper canopy of the rainforests of the Western Ghats
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Trisha Gupta
Species