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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
20–25 years
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Weight
5–14 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus) is a mammal indigenous to Morocco. It inhabits atlas cedar and oak forests of the rif and atlas mountains of morocco.
Habitat
🌿 atlas cedar and oak forests of the rif and atlas mountains of morocco
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Cercopithecidae
Genus
Macaca
Fun Facts
1
The Barbary macaque is the only macaque species found in Africa — all other macaques are native to Asia
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They are the only free-living primates in Europe, with a small population in Gibraltar descended from Moroccan introductions
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Their population has declined by over 50% in the last 30 years due to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade
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In Moroccan culture, the 'Gibraltar apes' are historically associated with the Rock of Gibraltar and appear in local folklore
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Unlike most primates, Barbary macaques have a relatively egalitarian social structure with less rigid dominance hierarchies