Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra)

Celebes Crested Macaque, a reference photo — Photo: Tim Strater from Rotterdam, Nederland · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Celebes Crested Macaque being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Macaca maura
Trachypithecus auratus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Macaca
Species: Macaca nigra

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