Macaca brunnescens

(Matschie, 1901)

Buton Macaque

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

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Matschie, P. 1901. Die Säugetiere der von W. Kükenthal auf Halmahera, Batjan und Nord-Celebes gemachten Ausbeute. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft 25(2):247-296.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25232500

Original name as described

Papio (Inuus) brunnescens

Type material

ZMB 26252 (= ZMB 4572)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Saklta forest, near Bungku, Central Sulawesi.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

split from M. ochreata; although some authorities continue to recognize M. brunnescens as a subspecies or synonym of M. ochreata, most recent sources have recognized the two as distinct species

Taxonomy notes citation

Juliandi, B., Suryobroto, B. and Perwitasari-Farajallah, D. 2009. The ischial callosities of Sulawesi macaques. American Journal of Primatology 71(12):1021-1031. doi:10.1002/ajp.20745 · Riley, E.P. 2013. Booted macaque Macaca ochreata. In: R.A. Mittermeier, A.B. Rylands & D.E. Wilson (ed.), Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 3. Primates, pp. 634. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. · Evans, B.J., Gansauge, M.-T., Tocheri, M.W., Schillaci, M.A., Sutikna, T., Jatmiko, Saptomo, E.W., Klegarth, A., Tosi, A.J., Melnick, D.J. and Meyer, M. 2020. Mitogenomics of macaques (Macaca) across Wallace's Line in the context of modern human dispersals. Journal of Human Evolution 146:102852. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102852 · Lee, R., Riley, E., Sangermano, F., Cannon, C. and Shekelle, M. 2015. Macaca brunnescens. IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T12569A17985924.en

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006585

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Papio (Inuus) brunnescens

(Matschie, 1901)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

brunnescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 26252 (= ZMB 4572)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

265

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25232500

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft

Name usages

Matschie (1901:265, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25232500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38888)

Macacus niger brunnescens

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

brunnescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422858

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Macaca maurus brunnescens

Laurie & J. Edwards Hill, 1954

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

brunnescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

82

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635676

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Laurie & Hill (1954:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49635676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31868)

Macaca ochreata brunnescens

Brandon-Jones, Eudey, T. Geissmann, Groves, D. J. Melnick, J. C. Morales, Shekelle, & C.-B. Stewart, 2004

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

brunnescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

119

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

  1. Brandon-Jones, Eudey, Geissmann, Groves, Melnick, Morales, Shekelle & Stewart (2004:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5237)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  4. Roos, Boonratana, Supriatna, Fellowes, Groves, Nash, Rylands & Mittermeier (2014:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20030)

Macaca brunnescens

Evans, Gansauge, Tocheri, Schillaci, Sutikna, Jatmiko, Saptomo, Klegarth, Tosi, D. J. Melnick, & M. Meyer, 2020

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

brunnescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Journal of Human Evolution

Name usages

  1. Evans, Gansauge, Tocheri, Schillaci, Sutikna, Jatmiko, Saptomo, Klegarth, Tosi, Melnick & Meyer (2020:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/50640)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12569/17985924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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