Assam macaque  (Macaca assamensis)

IUCN Red List species status – Near Threatened
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Facts – Assam macaque

Also known as: Assamese macaque
  
French: Macaque D' Assam
Spanish: Macaca Del Himalaya
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCercopithecidae
GenusMacaca (1)

Status – Assam macaque

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2). Subspecies: Eastern Assamese macaque (M. a. assamensis) and the Western Assamese macaque (M. a. pelops) are classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Assam macaque

Information on the Assam macaque is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (December, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
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