Order Primates
Family Cercopithecidae
Scientific Name
Macaca sylvanus
Other Names
Barbary ape, magot
Thumbnail Description
Typically sleep in trees at night
Size & Weight
Adults:
(Males)
HEAD-BODY-LENGTH: 25.5 in (64.0 cm)
WEIGHT: 31 lb 15 oz (14.5 kg)
TAIL: 1 in (2.5 cm)
(Females)
WEIGHT: 21 1b 13 oz (9.9 kg)
Habitat
Deciduous mixed oak, cedar forests
Distribution
Algeria, northeastern Morocco
Diet
Acorns, cones, needles, barks, mushrooms, bulbs, snails, earthworms, scorpions, spiders, centipedes, millipedes, grasshoppers, termites, water striders, scale insects, beetles, butterflies, moths, ants, tadpoles
Reproduction
Unknown
Breeding Season
November – March
Gestation Period
164 days
Sexual Maturity
3 – 4 years
Population
Unknown
Lifespan
(Males) 25 years
(Females) 30 years
Speed
Unknown
Baby Name
Unknown
Home Range
Unknown
Group Name
Troops
Predators
Leopards, eagles, domestic dogs
Sounds
Unknown
Groups
10 – 100 members
Behavior
Diurnal, terrestrial
Conservation Status
Endangered
