Personality trait structures across three species of Macaca, using survey ratings of responses to conspecifics and humans

Comparative studies reliant on single personality surveys to rate wild primates are scarce yet remain critical for developing a holistic comparative understanding of personality. Differences in survey design, item exclusion, and factor selection impede cross-study comparisons. To address these challenges, we used consistently collected data to assess personality trait structures in wild rhesus (Macaca mulatta), bonnet (M. radiata), and long-tailed (M. fascicularis) macaques that varied in their degree of phylogenetic closeness, species-typical social styles, and anthropogenic exposure in urban or urban-rural environments. We administered 51-item personality surveys to familiar raters, and, after reliability and structure screenings, isolated 4-5 factor solutions among the species. Four consistent factors emerged: Confident, Sociable, Active, and Irritable/Equable. This latter factor had differential expression across species. Item composition of the Irritable/Equable factor was consiste..., Data consist of personality ratings across broad general contexts, as well as ratings limited to human-sitautions. Data have been minimally processed to anonymize rater IDs and animal subject IDs. Some simple data cleaning has occurred (i.e., removing subject IDs for non-permanent group members). Also included are files to replicate the data analyses in the related manuscript., , # Data for: Personality trait structures across three species of Macaca, using survey ratings of responses to conspecifics and humans.

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.z612jm6kj](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.z612jm6kj)

Alexander J. Pritchard* [1,2], Eliza Bliss-Moreau [1,3], Krishna N. Balasubramaniam [2,4], John P. Capitanio [1], Pascal R. Marty [5], Stefano S. K. Kaburu [2,6], Malgorzata E. Arlet [7], Brianne A. Beisner [1], & Brenda McCowan [1,2]

*Corresponding author

 1 California National Primate Research Center, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA

 2 Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA

 3 Department of Psychology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA

 4 School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge UK

 5 Nature Reserve and Wildlife Park Goldau, 6410 Goldau, Switzerland

 6 School of Animal, Rural and Envi...