Crab-eating macaque, side view
Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
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Facts – Crab-eating macaque
| Also known as: | Cynomolgus monkey, long-tailed macaque |
|---|---|
| French: | Macaque Crabier, Macaque De Buffon |
| Spanish: | Macaca Cangrejera |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Primates |
| Family | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus | Macaca (1) |
Status – Crab-eating macaque
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2). Subspecies: Dark-crowned long-tailed macaque, Macaca fascicularis atriceps, the Burmese long-tailed macaque, M. f. aureus, the Simeulue long-tailed macaque, M. f. fuscus, the Kemujan long-tailed macaque, M. f. karimondjawae, the Lasia long-tailed macaque, M. f. lasiae, and the Maratua long-tailed macaque, M. f. tua, are classified as Data Deficient (DD), the Con Song long-tailed macaque, M. f. condorensis, and the Nicobar long-tailed macaque, M. f. umbrosa, are classified as Vulnerable (VU), the long-tailed macaque, M. f. fascicularis is classified as Least Concern (LC) and the Philippine long-tailed macaque, M. f. philippensis, is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1).
Description – Crab-eating macaque
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Glossary
- Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.
References
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IUCN Red List (July, 2009)
http://www.iucnredlist.org -
CITES (July, 2009)
http://www.cites.org
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