rhesus macaque
species of Old World monkey
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Summary
rhesus macaque is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,988 views/month, #860 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: model organism[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: Macaca[6]
- Taxon name: Macaca mulatta[7]
- Commons category: Macaca mulatta[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Macaca mulatta[9]
- Commons gallery: Macaca mulatta[10]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11]
- Original combination: Cercopithecus mulatta[12]
- Taxon synonym: Simia rhesus[13], Macacus oinops[14], Macacus nipalensis[15]
- Short name: M. mulatta[16]
- Taxon common name: Rhesus macaque[17], Rhesusaffe[18], Rhesus Monkey[19], Rezuso[20], Macaque rhésus[21], માંકડું[22], アカゲザル[23], Rezusas[24], Resusaap[25], rezus[26], Macaco-rhesus[27], Rhesusapa[28], ลิงวอก[29], Hint şebeği[30]
- Habitat: forest[31], savanna[32]
- Longest observed lifespan: 40 years[33]
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Identifiers
rhesus macaque's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43460[34]. rhesus macaque's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9544[35]. rhesus macaque's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327960[36]. rhesus macaque's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436604[37]. rhesus macaque's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180099[38].
Why It Matters
rhesus macaque has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 102 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]