Booted macaque
The booted macaque (Macaca ochreata) is a macaque of the Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. This Old World monkey is diurnal and spends most of the day in the trees. It is 50–59 cm long plus a tail of 35–40 cm.
| Booted macaque[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Macaca |
| Species: | M. ochreata |
| Binomial name | |
| Macaca ochreata (Ogilby, 1841) | |
| Booted macaque range | |
The booted macaque feeds on figs, buds, invertebrates and cereals.
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- M. o. ochreata
- Muna-Buton macaque, M. o. brunnescens
References
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 163. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Riley, E.; Lee, R.; Sangermano, F.; Cannon, C.; Shekelle, M (2021). "Macaca ochreata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T39793A17985872. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T39793A17985872.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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