Rhesus Macaque
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Rhesus Macaque

Macaca mulatta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
63 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey in the Macaca genus. There are between six and nine recognised subspecies split between two groups, the Chinese-derived and the Indian-derived. Generally brown or grey in colour, it is 47–53 cm (19–21 in) in length with a 20.7–22.9 cm (8.1–9.0 in) tail and weighs 5.3–7.7 kg (12–17 lb). It is native to South, Central, and Southeast Asia and has the widest geographic range of all non-human primates, occupying a great diversity of altitudes and habitats. The rhesus macaque is diurnal, arboreal, and terrestrial. It is mostly herbivorous, feeding mainly on fruit, but also eating seeds, roots, buds, bark, and cereals. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Rhesus Macaque sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Assam Macaque
NT

Assam Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca assamensis

Insufficient data
Himalayan Langur
LC

Himalayan Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Semnopithecus schistaceus

40–50% · Likely
Tarai Gray Langur
NT

Tarai Gray Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Semnopithecus hector

10–20% · With luck
Northern Plains Gray Langur
LC

Northern Plains Gray Langur

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Semnopithecus entellus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
60–70
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
7 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
8 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
10 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
11 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
12 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
13 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rhesus Macaque in Chitwan National Park?

About 56% of wildlife watchers report a Rhesus Macaque sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rhesus Macaque in Chitwan National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Rhesus Macaque in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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