What is the tree associated with the lion tailed macaque?
Lion tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) inhabits evergreen broadleaf monsoon forest. It is an Old World monkey that is endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. It has a lifespan of 38 years. The Lion-tailed Macaque is a diurnal rain forest dweller. It is a good climber and spends a majority of its life in the upper canopy of tropical moist evergreen forests. ————————————–… Mainly arboreal, this species prefers the upper canopy of primary tropical evergreen rainforest (Singh et al. 2002) but may also be found in monsoon forest in hilly country and in disturbed forest. It is even known to persist in areas with human-planted fruit trees such as Jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), guava (Psidium guajava), passion fruit, and others, although populations fluctuate based on fruit tree availability within a forest fragment. They range in elevation from 100 to 1,800 m (Molur et al. 2003). They are frugivorous/insectivorous. The species seems largely to be a seasonal
