Rhesus macaque  (Macaca mulatta)

Facts

Also known as:Rhesus monkey
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Cercopithecidae
Genus Macaca (1)
Size Head-body length: 47 – 64 cm (2)
Tail length: 19 – 30 cm (2)
Weight of females: 5.4 kg (2)
Weight of males: 7.7 kg (2)

Status

The rhesus macaque is classified as Lower Risk – near threatened (LR/nt) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1) and is listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).