Pagai Island Macaque
Macaca pagensis
Conservation Status
Critically EndangeredMammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae
About
The Pagai Island macaque, also known as the Pagai macaque or Bokkoi, is an Old World monkey endemic to the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra. It is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List due to its ever-shrinking habitat. Macaca pagensis formerly included the overall darker Siberut macaque as a subspecies, but this arrangement is polyphyletic, leading to the two being classified as separate species. Both were formerly considered subspecies of the southern pig-tailed macaque.
Fun Fact
It is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List due to its ever-shrinking habitat.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in riverine and coastal swamp-forests.
Diet
Eat alongside groups of Mentawai langurs.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Destruction
- Pollution
- Invasive Species
- Over-Collection
- Climate Change