Pagai Island macaque

Pagai macaque (Macaca pagensis )

The Pagai macaque (Macaca pagensis ) is a primate of the species of macaques within the family Cercopithecidae ( Cercopithecidae ). It is closely related to the Siberut Macaque, often the two types summarized as Mentawai macaque.

The fur of these animals is dark brown on the back and on the hind legs, the front legs are reddish and gray shoulder area. The tail is similar to the closely related pig-tailed macaques, short.

These animals live exclusively on the located to the west of Sumatra, about 6700 square kilometers Mentawai Islands. You get there on the islands Nordpagai, Südpagai and Sipora. Habitat of these animals are primarily the mangrove and swampy rainforests of the islands.

Pagai macaque live both on the ground and in the trees, but pull for a good night 's sleep in higher branches back. They live in groups 5-25 animals; in contrast to most other species of macaques, these are harem groups that consist of one male with several females and young.

The food of the Pagai macaque consists mainly of fruits, probably they eat like other species of macaques and other parts of plants and small animals. Sometimes they plunder and plantation.

Due to its small distribution area include Pagai macaque is an endangered species. The destruction of their habitat, connected to the hunting of them because of damage done devastation of plantations has meant that the way in danger of extinction as ( " critically endangered " ) applies.