---
title: "Makak krabożerny"
description: "Macaca fascicularis — Ssaki. Macaca fascicularis, variously known by common names such as crab-eating macaque, long-tailed macaque, or cynomolgus monkey, is a macaque species native to Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/long-tailed-macaque
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Makak krabożerny

> Macaca fascicularis — Ssaki. Macaca fascicularis, variously known by common names such as crab-eating macaque, long-tailed macaque, or cynomolgus monkey, is a macaque species native to Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Macaca fascicularis*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `urban` (Miasta i ogrody), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 24950
- Wikidata: [Q301676](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301676)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43459](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43459)

## Names

- en: Long-tailed Macaque
- de: Javaneraffe
- es: Macaca Cangrejera
- fr: Macaque Crabier
- nl: Java-aap
- pl: Makak krabożerny

## Countries with the most observations

MY (6657), ID (5565), SG (4270), TH (3057), PH (1104), KH (840), VN (432), MU (287), BN (112), TL (47), MM (34), IN (23)

## Summary

Macaca fascicularis, variously known by common names such as crab-eating macaque, long-tailed macaque, or cynomolgus monkey, is a macaque species native to Southeast Asia. As a synanthropic species, the crab-eating macaque thrives near human settlements and in secondary forests. The crab-eating macaque has developed a variety of cultural perceptions, from being smart and adaptive, to being sacred, to even being pests in some cases.

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

## Photo

![Makak krabożerny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-tailed-macaque/medium.jpg)

Photo: georgiasteel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143994923

## Machine access

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