rhesus macaque

Summary

rhesus macaque is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,235 views/month, #860 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• rhesus macaque's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• rhesus macaque's instance of is recorded as model organism^[4].
• rhesus macaque is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• rhesus macaque's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• rhesus macaque is classified within Macaca^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, rhesus macaque is Macaca mulatta^[8].
• rhesus macaque's Commons category is recorded as Macaca mulatta^[9].
• rhesus macaque's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macaca mulatta^[10].
• rhesus macaque's Commons gallery is recorded as Macaca mulatta^[11].
• rhesus macaque's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[12].
• rhesus macaque's original combination is recorded as Cercopithecus mulatta^[13].
• rhesus macaque's taxon synonym is recorded as Simia rhesus^[14].
• rhesus macaque's taxon synonym is recorded as Macacus oinops^[15].
• rhesus macaque's taxon synonym is recorded as Macacus nipalensis^[16].
• rhesus macaque's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. mulatta'}^[17].
• rhesus macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rhesus macaque'}^[18].
• rhesus macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rhesusaffe'}^[19].
• rhesus macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rhesus Monkey'}^[20].
• rhesus macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Rezuso'}^[21].
• rhesus macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Macaque rhésus'}^[22].
• rhesus macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'gu', 'text': 'માંકડું'}^[23].
• rhesus macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アカゲザル'}^[24].
• rhesus macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Rezusas'}^[25].
• rhesus macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Resusaap'}^[26].
• rhesus macaque is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'rezus'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, rhesus macaque is Macaca mulatta^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Macaca^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rhesus macaque'}^[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rhesusaffe'}^[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rhesus Monkey'}^[20], {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Rezuso'}^[21], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Macaque rhésus'}^[22], and {'lang': 'gu', 'text': 'માંકડું'}^[23].

Identifiers

rhesus macaque's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43460^[28]. rhesus macaque's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9544^[29]. rhesus macaque's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327960^[30]. rhesus macaque's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436604^[31]. rhesus macaque's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180099^[32].

Why It Matters

rhesus macaque ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,235 views/month, #860 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]