AI overview
Macaques are a genus of social monkeys found across Asia, North Africa, and Gibraltar, comprising 23 species that primarily eat fruit along with seeds, leaves, flowers, and tree bark. They matter because they represent a significant and diverse group of primates with varied diets and widespread geographic distribution, making them important for understanding Old World monkey evolution and behavior.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Species
Macaca
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae
Observations recorded87,467
獼猴（學名：Macaca），猴科的一屬，是亞洲和北非地區最常見的一類猴，也稱為猢猻[1]。 獼猴也常被用於進行各種醫學試驗。 種類 地中海獼猴 Macaca sylvanus 獅尾獼猴 Macaca silenus 南方豚尾獼猴 Macaca nemestrina 北方豚尾獼猴 Macaca leonina 明打威獼猴Macaca pagensis 西比路獼猴 Macaca siberu 灰肢獼猴 Macaca maura 穿靴獼猴 Macaca ochreata 通金獼猴 Macaca tonkeana 黑克獼猴 Macaca hecki 淺黑獼猴 Macaca nigrescens 黑冠獼猴 Macaca nigra 食蟹獼猴 Macaca fascicularis 紅面短尾猴 Macaca arctoides 普通獼猴 Macaca mulatta 臺灣獼猴 Macaca cyclopis 日本獼猴 Macaca fuscata 錫蘭獼猴 Macaca sinica 冠毛獼猴 Macaca radiata 熊猴 Macaca assamensis 藏酋猴 Macaca thibetana 門匝拉獼猴 Macaca munzala 參考資料 ^ 猕猴的主要分布区域. [2019-01-26]. （原始内容存档于2018-08-30） （中文（简体））.
via GBIF