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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Omnivore
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Lifespan
20–30 years
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Weight
8–18 kg
Population Trend
➡️Stable
Description
The Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) is a mammal indigenous to Japan. It inhabits broadleaf and evergreen forests, from subtropical lowlands to subalpine regions.
Habitat
🌿 broadleaf and evergreen forests🌿 from subtropical lowlands to subalpine regions
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Cercopithecidae
Genus
Macaca
Fun Facts
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The northernmost-living non-human primate, found as far north as Shimokita Peninsula at lat 41°N
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Famous for bathing in natural hot springs (onsen) during winter, a behavior first observed in 1963 at Jigokudani
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They have complex social hierarchies with matrilineal rank inheritance — a mother's status passes to her offspring
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In Japanese folklore, they are associated with the Shinto monkey deity Sarutahiko and the 'three wise monkeys'
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They wash sweet potatoes in seawater to season them — a culturally transmitted behavior observed on Koshima Island