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Macaca fuscata

Also known as snow monkey, Japanese macaque

species of mammal

AI overview

Macaca fuscata is a species of monkey native to Japan, commonly known as the Japanese macaque or snow monkey. It is notable for being the most northern-living primate species and for displaying complex social behaviors that have made it an important subject for scientific research.

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Species

Least Concern

Macaca fuscata

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCercopithecidae

Observations recorded11,080

Macaca fuscata Le macaque japonais[1] (Macaca fuscata) est un singe catarhinien de la famille des cercopithécidés, largement réparti sur l'archipel du Japon. Exception faite de l'Homme, c'est le primate à l'habitat naturel le plus septentrional. Particulièrement attiré par le pétrichor, il participe activement à la création d'humus. Sommaire 1 Description de l'espèce 1.1 Mensurations 2 Écologie et comportement 2.1 Nutrition 2.2 Reproduction 2.3 Organisation sociale 3 Habitat et répartition 4 Systématique 4.1 Nom vernaculaire 4.2 Synonymie 5 Le macaque japonais et l'Homme 6 Notes et références 7 Annexes 7.1 Bibliographie 7.2 Articles connexes 7.3 Liens externes Description de l'espèce Le macaque japonais vit sur de nombreuses îles du Japon. C’est la plus septentrionale de toutes les espèces de macaques et même de primates, l’homme excepté. Il s’agit de la plus étudiée et de la mieux connue des espèces du genre. Le macaque du Japon s’est probablement différencié à partir des populations les plus orientales du macaque rhésus durant le pléistocène. Il a une longévité d'environ vingt ans. Mensurations Le Macaque japonais atteint une taille de 79 à 95 cm (corps et tête mesurent de 47 à 6

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Bird sounds

agonistic call, call· Japan· quality B

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Research

1,225 papers

Deschloroclozapine, a potent and selective chemogenetic actuator enables rapid neuronal and behavioral modulations in mice and monkeys.Nature neuroscience · 2020Nagai Y, Miyakawa N, Takuwa H et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41593-020-0661-3
Progression of phosphorylated α-synuclein in Macaca fuscata.Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) · 2021Kawakami I, Motoda A, Hashimoto M et al.DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12952
[Posture Control Associated with Quadrupedal and Bipedal Gait in Japanese Monkeys (Macaca fuscata)].ReviewBrain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo · 2022Nakajima K, Mochizuki K, Higurashi YDOI: 10.11477/mf.1416202188
My primate studies.ReviewPrimates; journal of primatology · 2022Sugiyama YDOI: 10.1007/s10329-021-00969-9
Behavioral responses of free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) to sudden loud noises.Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology · 2024Nakamichi M, Yamada KDOI: 10.1163/14219980-bja10040
Monoamine oxidase polymorphisms in rhesus and Japanese macaques (Macaca mulatta and M. fuscata).Journal of chemical neuroanatomy · 2020Jones DN, Ruiz CA, Raghanti MA et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2019.101726
Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) as Natural Reservoir of Bartonella quintana.Emerging infectious diseases · 2015Sato S, Kabeya H, Yoshino A et al.DOI: 10.3201/eid2112.150632
Metacognition in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata): does impulsivity explain unnecessary looks in the tubes task?Animal cognition · 2024Subias L, Katsu N, Yamada KDOI: 10.1007/s10071-024-01879-1

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 14
Image: 202308 Japanese macaque.svg
Height: 95

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taxon name: Macaca fuscata
Commons category: Macaca fuscata
Commons gallery: Macaca fuscata
taxon common name: ニホンザル
longest observed lifespan: 38.5
sequenced genome URL: www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Macaca_fuscata
gestation period: 180
short name: M. fuscata
endemic to: Japan

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Article

The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan. Colloquially, this macaque is referred to as the "snow monkey", because some live in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year. No other non-human primate lives farther north, nor in a colder climate. It has brownish grey fur, a pinkish-red face, and a short tail. Two subspecies are known.

In Japan, the species is known as Nihonzaru (ニホンザル, a combination of Nihon 日本 "Japan" + saru 猿 "monkey") to distinguish it from other primates, but the Japanese macaque is very familiar in Japan—as it is the only native species of monkey in Japan—so when Japanese people simply say saru, they usually have the Japanese macaque in mind.