Javan macaque

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The monkey is of medium size, body length is from 40 to 60-65 cm. The weight of an adult male is 4-8.5 kg, that of a female is 2.5-3.8 kg. The tail is about half a meter long, the limbs are short. The coat is gray with a greenish tint, there is a dark crest on the head, light mustache and sideburns are characteristic.
The crabeater macaque occupies a wide range from the east of Bangladesh through Burma, Thailand, Indochina, the islands of the Malay Archipelago to the Philippines. It is a rare example of a land mammal breaking the Wallace Line. Lives in lowland tropical forests, both primary and disturbed and secondary, including near human settlements, as well as in mangrove forests, can swim well.
Acclimatized in several areas outside its natural range, in particular in the western part of New Guinea, on the island of Anggaur in the Palau archipelago and in Mauritius. On islands where local fauna has evolved in the absence of large predators, is a threat to biodiversity

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