Where does the Barbary macaque live?
Macaca sylvanus has 3,043 records in 15 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2026. Most records come from Morocco.
- 3,043 records
- 15 places
- 48 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaPrimatesCercopithecidaeMacaca
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18992026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,065 | |
| Gibraltar | 1,059 | |
| Algeria | 877 | |
| Germany | 15 | |
| Spain | 10 | |
| France | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | 2 | |
| Italy | 2 | |
| Romania | 2 | |
| United States | 2 | |
| Belgium | 1 | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| Israel | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Cercopithecidae.
crab eating macaque
19,428 records
olive baboon
8,378 records
patas monkey
3,357 records
vervet monkey
1,787 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.