Pagai Macaque
Macaca pagensis pagensis (Miller, 1903)
CR A2cd

There are two subspecies of macaques in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, Macaca pagensis pagensis being found on the islands of Sipora and North and South Pagai. Most of Sipora’s arable land has been converted to wet rice cultivation and other forms of agriculture, and forest cover was estimated at 10-15% several years ago. Primate hunting is still practiced here and there are no protected areas on the island. North and South Pagai were the last two of the Mentawai Islands to be colonized, but the first to experience large-scale logging, thus their remaining forest cover was probably not much more than that on Sipora on a percentage basis. A small primate reserve, Betumonga, has been established on North Pagai, and one has been proposed on South Pagai as well. However, the general trend in the Pagais is one of continued logging, which ultimately threatens this macaque’s existence.