{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "japanese-macaque",
  "name": "Japanese Macaque",
  "scientificName": "Macaca fuscata",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), or snow monkey, is the world's northernmost wild monkey, famous for bathing in volcanic hot springs in winter. It weighs 8–11 kg (18–24 lb), lives in strict matrilineal troops that can exceed 100 members, and can survive 25–30 years.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Primates",
    "family": "Cercopithecidae",
    "genus": "Macaca"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 10,
    "lengthM": 0.6,
    "topSpeedKmh": 24,
    "lifespanYears": 28
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Macaca fuscata"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Omnivore — fruit, seeds, leaves, bark, insects, and small vertebrates"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Subtropical to subalpine forest on Japan's main islands, enduring snowy winters"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "25–30 years in the wild"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "8–11 kg (18–24 lb); males heavier than females"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "Agile quadruped on the ground and in trees, and a strong swimmer"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Forests of Japan's main islands — Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu — from snowy mountains to subtropical Yakushima.",
    "continents": [
      "Asia"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/japanese-macaque/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/japanese-macaque/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}