Toque Macaque

Toque Macaque

Macaca sinica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Yala National Park

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Tufted Langur
NT

Tufted Langur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Semnopithecus priam

70–80% · Very likely
Purple-faced Lutung
EN

Purple-faced Lutung

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Semnopithecus vetulus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
80–90%
2 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
4 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Toque Macaque in Yala National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Toque Macaque sighting in Yala National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Toque Macaque in Yala National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Toque Macaque in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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