Learn about the lion - tailed macaque , a small and endangered primate with a silver-white mane and a black tuft on its tail. Find out where it lives, what it eats, how it communicates, and how it reproduces in the Western Ghats of India. Learn about the Lion-tailed Macaque, an endangered primate of the Western Ghats . Know its habitat, characteristics, distribution, threats, conservation status (IUCN, CITES, Wildlife Act), and UPSC-relevant facts. Here are ten things you need to know about the Lion-tailed Macaque . 1 – Say hello to the Wanderoo! The Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus) is a relatively small-sized macaque with a furless black face and a white ‘mane’. Covered in a thick coat of black fur, its short tail ends in a tuft, which is why it is known as the Lion-tailed Macaque .
