Formosan Rock Macaque

Formosan Rock Macaque
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Formosan Rock Macaque^[1]

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Cercopithecidae
Genus:	Macaca
Species:	M. cyclopis

Binomial name

Macaca cyclopis
(Swinhoe, 1862)

The Formosan Rock Macaque (Macaca cyclopis) is a macaque living in Taiwan and has been introduced to Japan. This Old World monkey is a diurnal animal.

It is 40-55 cm long plus a tail of 26-45 cm and weighs 4-8 kg.

The Formosan Rock Macaque feeds on fruits, insects and crustaceans.

References

^ Groves, C. (2005-11-16). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 161. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
^ Eudey et al (2000). Macaca cyclopis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd v2.3)

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Extant species of family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys) (subfamily Cercopithecinae)

Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Primates · Suborder: Haplorrhini

Cercopithecini

Allenopithecus	Allen's Swamp Monkey (A. nigroviridis)

Miopithecus (Talapoins)	Angolan Talapoin (M. talapoin) · Gabon Talapoin (M. ogouensis)

Erythrocebus	Patas Monkey (E. patas)

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Cercopithecus (Guenons)	Dryas Monkey (C. dryas) · Diana Monkey (C. diana) · Roloway Monkey (C. roloway) · Greater Spot-nosed Monkey (C. nictitans) · Blue Monkey (C. mitis) · Silver Monkey (C. doggetti) · Golden Monkey (C. kandti) · Sykes' Monkey (C. albogularis) · Mona Monkey (C. mona) · Campbell's Mona Monkey (C. campbelli) · Lowe's Mona Monkey (C. lowei) · Crested Mona Monkey (C. pogonias) · Wolf's Mona Monkey (C. wolfi) · Dent's Mona Monkey (C. denti) · Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey (C. petaurista) · White-throated Guenon (C. erythrogaster) · Sclater's Guenon (C. sclateri) · Red-eared Guenon (C. erythrotis) · Moustached Guenon (C. cephus) · Red-tailed Monkey (C. ascanius) · L'Hoest's Monkey (C. lhoesti) · Preuss's Monkey (C. preussi) · Sun-tailed Monkey (C. solatus) · Hamlyn's Monkey (C. hamlyni) · De Brazza's Monkey (C. neglectus)

Papionini

Macaca (Macaques)	Barbary Macaque (M. sylvanus) · Lion-tailed Macaque (M. silenus) · Southern Pig-tailed Macaque (M. nemestrina) · Northern Pig-tailed Macaque (M. leonina) · Pagai Island Macaque (M. pagensis) · Siberut Macaque (M. siberu) · Moor Macaque (M. maura) · Booted Macaque (M. ochreata) · Tonkean Macaque (M. tonkeana) · Heck's Macaque (M. hecki) · Gorontalo Macaque (M. nigrescens) · Celebes Crested Macaque (M. nigra) · Crab-eating Macaque (M. fascicularis) · Stump-tailed Macaque (M. arctoides) · Rhesus Macaque (M. mulatta) · *Formosan Rock Macaque (M. cyclopis)* · Japanese Macaque (M. fuscata) · Toque Macaque (M. sinica) · Bonnet Macaque (M. radiata) · Assam Macaque (M. assamensis) · Tibetan Macaque (M. thibetana) · Arunachal Macaque (M. munzala)

Lophocebus (Crested mangabeys)	Grey-cheeked Mangabey (L. albigena) · Black Crested Mangabey (L. aterrimus) · Opdenbosch's Mangabey (L. opdenboschi) · Uganda Mangabey (L. ugandae) · Johnston's Mangabey (L. johnstoni) · Osman Hill's Mangabey (L. osmani)

Rungwecebus	Kipunji (R. kipunji)

Papio (Baboons)	Hamadryas Baboon (P. hamadryas) · Guinea Baboon (P. papio) · Olive Baboon (P. anubis) · Yellow Baboon (P. cynocephalus) · Chacma Baboon (P. ursinus)

Theropithecus	Gelada (T. gelada)

Cercocebus (White-eyelid mangabeys)	Sooty Mangabey (C. atys) · Collared Mangabey (C. torquatus) · Agile Mangabey (C. agilis) · Golden-bellied Mangabey (C. chrysogaster) · Tana River Mangabey (C. galeritus) · Sanje Mangabey (C. sanjei)

Mandrillus	Mandrill (M. sphinx) · Drill (M. leucophaeus)

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