Booted macaque
Booted macaque[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cercopithecidae |
Genus: | Macaca |
Species: | M. ochreata
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Binomial name | |
Macaca ochreata (Ogilby, 1841)
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Booted macaque range |
The booted macaque (Macaca ochreata) is a macaque of the Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. This Old World monkey is diurnal and spends most of the day in the trees. It is 50–59 cm long plus a tail of 35–40 cm.
The booted macaque feeds on figs, buds, invertebrates and cereals.
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- M. o. ochreata
- Muna-Buton macaque, M. o. brunnescens
Outside their native Indonesia booted macaques are found only at the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo in Thurmont, Maryland. A family of booted macaques has resided there since the 1960s, and they are already into their fourth generation in captivity.
References[]
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Wikispecies has information related to Booted macaque. |
- ^ Jump up to: a b Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 163. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Supriatna, J. (2008). "Macaca ochreata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T12557A3357511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12557A3357511.en.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Macaca
- Primates of Indonesia
- Mammals of Sulawesi
- Mammals described in 1841
- Old World monkey stubs