Macaque

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Superfamily: Catarrhini Family: Cercopithecidae Genus: Macaca Species see text

A macaque is a type of monkey in the genus Macaca. Aside from humans (genus Homo), the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from northern Africa to Japan. There are about fifteen macaque species.

Species include:

• Rhesus Macaque, Macaca mulatta
• Japanese Macaque or Snow Monkey Macaca fuscata
• Barbary Ape Macaca sylvanus
• Sulawesi Crested Macaque Macaca nigra
• Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca nemestrina
• Macaca sinica
• Macaca irus
• Macaca maura
• Macaca silenus
• Macaca arctoides
• Macaca assamensis
• Macaca cyclopis
• Macaca ochreata
• Macaca radiata
• Macaca thibetana
• Macaca tonkeana