Japanese macaque

Japanese macaque
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Cercopithecidae
Genus:	Macaca
Binomial name
	Macaca fuscata;
Subspecies
	Macaca fuscata fuscata; Macaca fuscata yakui
	Japanese macaque range

The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a monkey that lives in the high mountains of the island of Honshū in Japan. They live in below-zero temperatures, and they like to warm themselves and relax in hot springs.

Diet

Macaques eat fruit, flowers, seeds, bark, leaves, shrimp, and insects.^[2]

Weight and physical appearance

Macaques weigh around 12 kilograms and can grow up to 70cm. They have short tails.

References

↑ Watanabe, K & Tokita, K. (2008). "Macaca fuscata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Blue Planet, Level 5 by Dinorah Pous P.64

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[iucn-1] Watanabe, K & Tokita, K. (2008). "Macaca fuscata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Blue Planet, Level 5 by Dinorah Pous P.64

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