Japanese Macaque
Macaca fuscata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusMacaca (Macaques)
- SpeciesMacaca fuscata (Japanese Macaque)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Macaque in Nikko National Park?
About 70% of visitor-days record a Japanese Macaque sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Japanese Macaque in Nikko National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Japanese Macaque in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.