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title: "Macaco-japonês"
description: "Macaca fuscata — Mamíferos. The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/japanese-macaque
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Macaco-japonês

> Macaca fuscata — Mamíferos. The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan.

- Scientific name: *Macaca fuscata*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 2926
- Wikidata: [Q191781](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191781)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43458](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43458)

## Names

- en: Japanese Macaque
- de: Japanmakak
- es: Macaca Japonesa
- fr: Macaque Japonais
- nl: Japanse makaak
- pt: Macaco-japonês
- pl: Makak japoński

## Countries with the most observations

JP (2579)

## Summary

The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan. Colloquially, this macaque is referred to as the "snow monkey", because some live in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year. No other non-human primate lives farther north, nor in a colder climate. It has brownish grey fur, a pinkish-red face, and a short tail. Two subspecies are known.
In Japan, the species is known as Nihonzaru (ニホンザル, a combination of Nihon 日本 "Japan" + saru 猿 "monkey") to distinguish it from other primates, but the Japanese macaque is very familiar…

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

## Photo

![Macaco-japonês](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-macaque/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396024758

## Machine access

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