see text The macaques (genus ''Macaca'') are Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. Aside from humans (genus ''Homo''), the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from northern Africa to Japan. Twenty-two macaque species are currently recognised, and they include some of the monkeys best known to non-zoologists, such as the Rhesus Macaque (as the Rhesus Monkey), ''Macaca mulatta'', and the Barbary Macaque (as the Barbary Ape), ''M. sylvanus'', a colony of which lives on the Rock of Gibraltar. Although several species lack tails, and their common names therefore refer to them as apes, these are true monkeys, with no greater relationship to the true apes than any other Old World monkeys. Several species of macaque have been used extensively in medical research. In the late 1990s it was discovered that nearly all (c. 90%) of pet or captive macaques are Asymptomatic carriers of the herpes-B virus. This virus is harmless to macaques, however infections of humans, while rare, are potentially fatal. == Species list == '''Genus ''Macaca'' ''' * ''M. sylvanus'' group ** Barbary Macaque, ''Macaca sylvanus'' * ''M. nemestrina'' group ** Lion-tailed Macaque, ''Macaca silenus'' ** Southern Pig-tailed Macaque or Beruk, ''Macaca nemestrina'' ** Northern Pig-tailed Macaque, ''Macaca leonina'' ** Pagai Island Macaque or Bokkoi, ''Macaca pagensis'' ** Siberut Macaque, ''Macaca siberu'' ** Moor Macaque, ''Macaca maura'' ** Booted Macaque, ''Macaca ochreata'' *** ''Macaca ochreata ochreata'' [[Image:Monkey3.jpg|right|frame|A macaque sits alone in a cage in a German laboratory. [http://www.buav.org/campaigns/primates] ]] *** ''Macaca ochreata brunnescens'' ** Tonkean Macaque, ''Macaca tonkeana'' ** Heck's Macaque, ''Macaca hecki'' ** Gorontalo Macaque, ''Macaca nigriscens'' ** Celebes Crested Macaque or Black "Ape", ''Macaca nigra'' * ''M. fascicularis'' group ** Crab-eating Macaque or Long-tailed Macaque or Kera, ''Macaca fascicularis'' ** Stump-tailed Macaque or Bear Macaque, ''Macaca arctoides'' * ''M. mulatta'' group ** Rhesus Macaque, ''Macaca mulatta'' ** Formosan Rock Macaque, ''Macaca cyclopis'' ** Japanese Macaque, ''Macaca fuscata'' * ''M. sinica'' group ** Toque Macaque, ''Macaca sinica'' *** ''Macaca sinica sinica'' *** ''Macaca sinica aurifrons'' ** Bonnet Macaque, ''Macaca radiata'' *** ''Macaca radiata radiata'' *** ''Macaca radiata diluta'' ** Assam Macaque, ''Macaca assamensis'' *** ''Macaca assamensis assamensis'' *** ''Macaca assamensis pelops'' ** Tibetan Macaque or Milne-Edwards' Macaque, ''Macaca thibetana'' ** Arunachal Macaque or Munzala, ''Macaca munzala'' == See also == * Natasha == External links == *[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no1/ostrowsk.htm CDC papers on Herpes B in macaques] *[http://www.ncf-india.org/extras/macaquepress.htm New macaque species] Old World monkeys su:beruk
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see text The macaques (genus ''Macaca'') are Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. Aside from humans (genus ''Homo''), the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from northern Africa to Japan. Twenty-two macaque species are currently recognised, and they include some of the monkeys best known to non-zoologists, such as the Rhesus Macaque (as the Rhesus Monkey), ''Macaca mulatta'', and the Barbary Macaque (as the Barbary Ape), ''M. sylvanus'', a colony of which lives on the Rock of Gibraltar. Although several species lack tails, and their common names therefore refer to them as apes, these are true monkeys, with no greater relationship to the true apes than any other Old World monkeys. Several species of macaque have been used extensively in medical research. In the late 1990s it was discovered that nearly all (c. 90%) of pet or captive macaques are Asymptomatic carriers of the herpes-B virus. This virus is harmless to macaques, however infections of humans, while rare, are potentially fatal. == Species list == '''Genus ''Macaca'' ''' * ''M. sylvanus'' group ** Barbary Macaque, ''Macaca sylvanus'' * ''M. nemestrina'' group ** Lion-tailed Macaque, ''Macaca silenus'' ** Southern Pig-tailed Macaque or Beruk, ''Macaca nemestrina'' ** Northern Pig-tailed Macaque, ''Macaca leonina'' ** Pagai Island Macaque or Bokkoi, ''Macaca pagensis'' ** Siberut Macaque, ''Macaca siberu'' ** Moor Macaque, ''Macaca maura'' ** Booted Macaque, ''Macaca ochreata'' *** ''Macaca ochreata ochreata'' [[Image:Monkey3.jpg|right|frame|A macaque sits alone in a cage in a German laboratory. [http://www.buav.org/campaigns/primates] ]] *** ''Macaca ochreata brunnescens'' ** Tonkean Macaque, ''Macaca tonkeana'' ** Heck's Macaque, ''Macaca hecki'' ** Gorontalo Macaque, ''Macaca nigriscens'' ** Celebes Crested Macaque or Black "Ape", ''Macaca nigra'' * ''M. fascicularis'' group ** Crab-eating Macaque or Long-tailed Macaque or Kera, ''Macaca fascicularis'' ** Stump-tailed Macaque or Bear Macaque, ''Macaca arctoides'' * ''M. mulatta'' group ** Rhesus Macaque, ''Macaca mulatta'' ** Formosan Rock Macaque, ''Macaca cyclopis'' ** Japanese Macaque, ''Macaca fuscata'' * ''M. sinica'' group ** Toque Macaque, ''Macaca sinica'' *** ''Macaca sinica sinica'' *** ''Macaca sinica aurifrons'' ** Bonnet Macaque, ''Macaca radiata'' *** ''Macaca radiata radiata'' *** ''Macaca radiata diluta'' ** Assam Macaque, ''Macaca assamensis'' *** ''Macaca assamensis assamensis'' *** ''Macaca assamensis pelops'' ** Tibetan Macaque or Milne-Edwards' Macaque, ''Macaca thibetana'' ** Arunachal Macaque or Munzala, ''Macaca munzala'' == See also == * Natasha == External links == *[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no1/ostrowsk.htm CDC papers on Herpes B in macaques] *[http://www.ncf-india.org/extras/macaquepress.htm New macaque species] Old World monkeys su:beruk
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