Wildlifeof China
Assam Macaque
Monkeys, Gibbons, Lorises & Colugo
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Macaca assamensis
Basic stats
Diet
Young leaves, fruit and other plant material
Habitat
Limestone seasonal rainforest
Range
South and Southeast Asia, including southern China
The Assamese macaque is a South and Southeast Asian monkey represented in China by populations occupying limestone forest. A year-long study at Nonggang Nature Reserve found an unusually leaf-heavy diet: young leaves made up 74.1% of feeding records, while fruit contributed 17.4%. Although many plants were eaten, twelve species supplied 85.2% of the recorded diet, and the bamboo Indocalamus calcicolus alone contributed 62%. Researchers connected this dietary pattern with the long season of limited fruit availability in the limestone landscape. (Zhou et al. 2011)
Quick answers
- What does the Assam Macaque eat?
- Young leaves, fruit and other plant material
- What habitat does the Assam Macaque live in?
- Limestone seasonal rainforest
- Where is the Assam Macaque found?
- South and Southeast Asia, including southern China