Cercopithecidae
Moor Macaque
Macaca maura (Schinz, 1825)
Moor macaque (Macaca maura) is an endangered endemic macaque of Sulawesi, Indonesia, playing an important ecological role in forests.
Formosan Rock Macaque
Macaca cyclopis (Swinhoe, 1863)
This is a summary of key physical and reproductive traits of the Formosan rock macaque, Macaca cyclopis.
Tibetan Macaque
Macaca thibetana (A.Milne-Edwards, 1870)
The Tibetan macaque is the largest macaque species, a large Asian monkey with distinct size and color differences between sexes.
Barbary Macaque
Macaca sylvanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of the Barbary macaque, covering its physical traits, distribution, behavior, and interactions with humans.
Assam Macaque
Macaca assamensis (McClelland, 1840)
The Assam macaque is an Old World monkey with characteristic dark facial skin and parted crown hair, found across South and Southeast Asia.
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
Macaca nemestrina (Linnaeus, 1766)
Macaca nemestrina, the pig-tailed macaque, is a southern Southeast Asian macaque with a characteristic pig-like short tail.
Toque Macaque
Macaca sinica (Linnaeus, 1771)
This is a description of the toque macaque Macaca sinica, covering physical traits, subspecies distributions, and reproductive habits.
Celebes Crested Macaque
Macaca nigra (Desmarest, 1822)
Macaca nigra, the Celebes crested macaque, is a small black macaque with a vestigial tail native to Indonesian islands.
Japanese Macaque
Macaca fuscata (Blyth, 1875)
The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) is the northernmost non-human primate, native to Japan, with an introduced troop living in Texas.
Long-tailed Macaque
Macaca fascicularis (Raffles, 1821)
Macaca fascicularis, the crab-eating macaque, is a sexually dimorphic, highly adaptive primate native to Southeast Asia that uses tools.
Rhesus Macaque
Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann, 1780)
Macaca mulatta, the rhesus macaque, is a widespread, adaptable Asian primate often used in cognitive research.
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
Macaca leonina (Blyth, 1863)
Macaca leonina, the northern pig-tailed macaque, is a vulnerable primate found across South and Southeast Asia with matriarchal social groups.
Agile Mangabey
Cercocebus agilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1886
Cercocebus agilis, the agile mangabey, is a primate with distinct physical traits and clear sexual size dimorphism.
Gelada
Theropithecus gelada (Rüppell, 1835)
Theropithecus gelada, the gelada, is a grass-eating Ethiopian highland primate with a distinctive chest skin patch.
Mandrill
Mandrillus sphinx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mandrillus sphinx, the mandrill, is the largest monkey and one of the world's most colorful mammals native to west-central African tropical forests.
Hamadryas Baboon
Papio hamadryas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Papio hamadryas, the hamadryas baboon, is a sexually dimorphic omnivorous baboon found across the Horn of Africa and southwestern Arabia.
Chacma Baboon
Papio ursinus (Kerr, 1792)
Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) is a large sexually dimorphic monkey native to southern Africa, with three distinct subspecies.
Yellow Baboon
Papio cynocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
The yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus) is a successful non-threatened Old World monkey native to eastern Africa.
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis (Lesson, 1827)
The olive baboon (Papio anubis) is a large equatorial African primate with distinct physical traits and social reproductive behaviour.
Guinea Baboon
Papio papio (Desmarest, 1820)
Papio papio, the Guinean red baboon, is a small West African baboon species with distinct sexual dimorphism.
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
Lophocebus albigena ugandae (Matschie, 1912)
The grey-cheeked mangabey is an Old World monkey living in Central African forests, with defined physical, social, and feeding traits.
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