Assam macaque (Macaca assamensis)

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

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).

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

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact: arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

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