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Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)

Celebes macaque (Macaca maura)
Information on the celebes macaque is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Mentawai macaque (Macaca pagensis)
The Mentawai macaque is one of four primates that inhabit the islands of the same name; all are considered to be threatened and in urgent... More 2 Images 0 videos
Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)
Described as ‘charming and childlike in their docility and affection’, infant stump-tailed macaques were once, sadly, kept as pets. The... More 12 Images 0 videos
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Known as the snow monkey, the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) is the most northerly occuring non-human primate. In general, macaques are... More 36 Images 11 Videos
Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
Information on the crab-eating macaque is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 57 Images 8 Videos
Toque macaque (Macaca sinica)
The toque macaque is a stocky monkey, characterised by an unusual whorl of hair on top of the head that grows from the central crown. The... More 58 Images 26 Videos
Crested black macaque (Macaca nigra)
Macaques are medium-sized to large-sized monkeys with stocky bodies. Some, like this species, possess only a very short rudimentary tail... More 63 Images 15 Videos
Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
The striking lion-tailed macaque is one of the smallest and most endangered of the macaque species of monkey. The coat is shiny and black... More 23 Images 17 Videos
Heck’s macaque (Macaca hecki)
Stout-bodied and strong-limbed, Heck’s macaque is one of several closely related macaque species endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Heck’s... More 4 Images 0 videos
Booted macaque (Macaca ochreata)
The macaques are heavily built, old-world monkeys, characterised by strong limbs of equal length and moderately long snouts. The island of... More 8 Images 0 videos
Tonkean macaque (Macaca tonkeana)
Of all the non-human primate groups, none is more widely distributed than the macaques, a genus of heavy-built, old-world monkeys. The... More 6 Images 0 videos
Sunda pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina)
The Sunda pig-tailed macaque is a rare primate of the Southeast Asia. It is characterised by its short tail that is carried half-erect and... More 32 Images 6 Videos
Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana)
The Tibetan macaque is a large primate with a short, stump-like tail, a diagnostic feature of the species. The fur is brown on the back and... More 11 Images 3 Videos
Northern pigtail macaque (Macaca leonina)
As its name suggests, this macaque is characterised by its short, ‘pig-like’ tail, which it normally carries in an erect backward arch over... More 14 Images 0 videos
Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus)
This species’ alternative names, the Barbary ape or rock ape are misleading; for though it lacks a tail, as do apes, it is in fact a macaque... More 39 Images 18 Videos
Formosan rock macaque (Macaca cyclopis)
This medium-sized, quadrupedal monkey has a soft, dark grey to brown coat, which is greyer in winter and a drabber olive-brown colour in... More 7 Images 0 videos
Assam macaque (Macaca assamensis)
Information on the Assam macaque is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 19 Images 0 videos
Siberut macaque (Macaca siberu)
Information on the Siberut macaque (Macaca siberu) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Grey-shanked douc (Pygathrix cinerea)
An extremely rare primate found only in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, the grey-shanked douc (Pygathrix cinerea) is one of the world’s 25... More 7 Images 0 videos
Angola colobus (Colobus angolensis)
Information on the Angola colobus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 videos
Preuss's red colobus (Procolobus preussi)
Information on Preuss's red colobus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Golden-bellied mangabey (Cercocebus chrysogaster)
Information on the golden-bellied mangabey is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos)
Information on the black-footed gray langur is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus)
The Tonkin snub-nosed monkey is one of the most endangered primates in the world, and indeed was presumed extinct for a time before its... More 11 Images 0 videos
Red-tailed guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius)
Information on the red-tailed guenon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 3 Videos
Patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas)
Information on the patas monkey is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 30 Images 1 Video
Eastern red colobus (Procolobus rufomitratus)
Information on the eastern red colobus (Procolobus rufomitratus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 25 Images 0 videos
Mentawai langur (Presbytis potenziani)
Information on the Mentawai langur (Presbytis potenziani) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Sclater's guenon (Cercopithecus sclateri)
Information on Sclater's guenon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis)
Information on the blue monkey is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 62 Images 2 Videos

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