Macaca sinica
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Toque Macaque
Distribution :
Sri Lanka
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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Primates |
| Suborder | : Haplorhini |
| Infraorder | : Simiiformes |
| Parvorder | : Catarrhini |
| Superfamily | : Cercopithecoidea |
| Family | : Cercopithecidae |
| Subfamily | : Cercopithecinae |
| Tribe | : Papionini |
| Genus | : Macaca |
Species status
Authority citation
Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum altera generum editionis VI. & specierum editionis II. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 587 pp.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Simia Sinica
Other common names
Common Toque Macaque · Dry Zone Toque Macaque · Wet Zone Toque Macaque · Dusky Toque Macaque · Lowland Wet Zone Toque Macaque · Highland Toque Macaque · Hill Zone Toque Macaque
Type material
untraced (number not known)
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
no type locality.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Sri Lanka
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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Names and synonyms
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