Formosan Rock Macaque

Formosan Rock Macaque

Taxobox
name = Formosan Rock MacaqueMSW3 Groves|pages=161]


status = LC
trend = unknown
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Eudey "et al"|year=2000|id=12550|title=Macaca cyclopis|downloaded=09 May 2006 Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd v2.3)]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Primates
familia = Cercopithecidae
genus = "Macaca"
species = "M. cyclopis"
binomial = "Macaca cyclopis"
binomial_authority = (Swinhoe, 1862)

The Formosan Rock Macaque ("Macaca cyclopis") is a macaque living in Taiwan and has been introduced to Japan. This Old World monkey is a diurnal animal.

It is 40-55 cm long plus a tail of 26-45 cm and weighs 4-8 kg.

The Formosan Rock Macaque feeds on fruits, insects and crustaceans.

References

External links

* ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Macaca_cyclopis/ images and movies of the Formosan rock macaque "(Macaca cyclopis)"]


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