---
title: "Taiwanese makaak"
description: "Macaca cyclopis — Zoogdieren. The Formosan rock macaque, also known as the Formosan rock monkey or Taiwanese macaque, is a macaque endemic to the island of Taiwan, which has also been introduced to Japan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/formosan-rock-macaque
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Taiwanese makaak

> Macaca cyclopis — Zoogdieren. The Formosan rock macaque, also known as the Formosan rock monkey or Taiwanese macaque, is a macaque endemic to the island of Taiwan, which has also been introduced to Japan.

- Scientific name: *Macaca cyclopis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 6875
- Wikidata: [Q713841](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q713841)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43450](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43450)

## Names

- en: Formosan Rock Macaque
- de: Formosamakak
- es: Macaca De Formosa
- fr: Macaque De Formose
- nl: Taiwanese makaak
- pl: Makak tajwański

## Countries with the most observations

TW (6375), JP (7)

## Summary

The Formosan rock macaque, also known as the Formosan rock monkey or Taiwanese macaque, is a macaque endemic to the island of Taiwan, which has also been introduced to Japan. Besides humans, Formosan rock macaques are the only native primates living in Taiwan. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1862.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formosan_rock_macaque

## Photo

![Taiwanese makaak](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/formosan-rock-macaque/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43450

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/formosan-rock-macaque?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).