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title: "Celebes Crested Macaque"
description: "Macaca nigra — Mamíferos. The Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra), also known as the crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape, is an Old World monkey that lives in the tropical regions of north Sulawesi."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/celebes-crested-macaque
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Celebes Crested Macaque

> Macaca nigra — Mamíferos. The Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra), also known as the crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape, is an Old World monkey that lives in the tropical regions of north Sulawesi.

- Scientific name: *Macaca nigra*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 698
- Wikidata: [Q280590](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q280590)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43457](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43457)

## Names

- en: Celebes Crested Macaque
- de: Schopfaffe
- es: Macaco Negro
- fr: Macaque nègre
- nl: Kuifmakaak
- pl: Makak czubaty

## Countries with the most observations

ID (591)

## Summary

The Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra), also known as the crested black macaque, Sulawesi crested macaque, or the black ape, is an Old World monkey that lives in the tropical regions of north Sulawesi.

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

## Photo

![Celebes Crested Macaque](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/celebes-crested-macaque/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141672867

## Machine access

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