Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Western Assamese Macaque
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
An arboreal
and terrestrial
primate that is an omnivore
and diurnal
.
Favoured habitat
is broadleaved evergreen
forest
(180–2,270
m
altitude
). Occurs in middle
and higher canopy
.
List of Habitats:
1.6
Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.9
Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Archonta
()
- (Gregory, 1910) McKenna, 1975
- Order:
Primates
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Haplorrhini
()
- Pocock, 1918
- Infraorder:
Simiiformes
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Parvorder:
Catarrhini
()
- É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
- Superfamily:
Cercopithecoidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Gregory & Hellman, 1923
- Family:
Cercopithecidae
()
- Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Cercopithecinae
()
- Subfamily:
Cercopithecinae
(
- Family:
Cercopithecidae
(
- Superfamily:
Cercopithecoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Catarrhini
(
- Infraorder:
Simiiformes
(
- Suborder:
Haplorrhini
(
- Order:
Primates
(
- Grandorder:
Archonta
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Macaca
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 52 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. arctoides (Stump-Tailed Macaque) · M. assamensis (Assamese Macaque) · M. assamensis assamensis (Eastern Assamese Macaque) · M. assamensis pelops (Western Assamese Macaque) · M. cyclopis (Formosan Rock Macaque) · M. fascicularis (Crab Eating Macaque) · M. fascicularis atriceps (Dark-Crowned Long-Tailed Macaque) · M. fascicularis aurea (Burmese Long-Talied Macaque) · M. fascicularis aureus (Burmese Long-Talied Macaque) · M. fascicularis condorensis (Con Song Long-Tailed Macaque) · M. fascicularis fascicularis (Long-Tailed Macaque) · M. fascicularis fusca (Simeulue Long-Tailed Macaque) · M. fascicularis fuscus (Simeulue Long-Tailed Macaque) · M. fascicularis karimondjawae (Kemujan Long-Tailed Macaque) · M. fascicularis lasiae (Lasia Long-Tailed Macaque) · M. fascicularis philippensis (Philippine Long-Tailed Macaque) · M. fascicularis philippinensis (Crab-Eating Macaque) · M. fascicularis tua (Maratua Long-Tailed Macaque) · M. fascicularis umbrosa (Crab-Eating Macaque) · M. fascicularis umbrosus (Crab-Eating Macaque) · M. fuscata (Japanese Macaque) · M. fuscata fuscata (Japanese Macaque) · M. fuscata yakui (Yakushima Macaque) · M. hecki (Heck's Macaque) · M. leonina (Northern Pig-Tailed Macaque) · M. maura (Celebes Macaque) · M. maurus (Celebes Macaque) · M. mulatta (Rhesus Macaques) · M. munzala (Arunachal Macaque) · M. nemestrina (Southern Pig-Tailed Macaque) · M. nemestrina nemestrina (Pigtail Macaque) · M. nigra (Celebes Crested Macaque) · M. nigra Nigra (Celebes Crested Macaque) · M. nigrescens (Dumoga-Bone Macaque) · M. ochreata (Celebes Ashy-Black Monkey) · M. ochreata brunnescens (Muna-Buton Macaque) · M. ochreata ochreata (Booted Macaque) · M. pagensis (Pagai Island Macaque) · M. pagensis pagensis (Pagai Macaque) · M. pagensis siberu (Siberut Macaque) · M. radiata (Bonnet Macaque) · M. radiata diluta (Bonnet Macaque) · M. radiata radiata (Bonnet Macaque) · M. siberu (Siberut Macaque) · M. silenus (Lion-Tailed Macaque) · M. sinica (Toque Macaque) · M. sinica aurifrons (Dusky Toque Macaque) · M. sinica opisthomelas (Highland Toque Macaque) · M. sinica sinica (Dry Zone Toque Macaque) · M. sylvanus (Barbary Macaque) · M. thibetana (Père David's Macaque) · M. tonkeana (Tonkean Black Macaque)
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Further Reading
- Taxonomy and evolution of the Sinica group of macaques. 5, Overview of natural history / Jack Fooden. 29 1986 [Chicago]: Field Museum of Natural History, 1986. url fig. 2 , p. 15, p. 16.
- Taxonomy and evolution of the sinica group of macaques: 6. Interspecific comparisons and synthesis / Jack Fooden. 45 1988 Chicago, IL: Field Museum of Natural History, c1988. url p. 33, p. 35, p. 5, p. v.
Notes
Contributors
- Boonratana, R., Chalise, M., Das, J., Htun, S. & Timmins, R.J. 2008. Macaca assamensis ssp. pelops. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 4, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed September 28, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Participants of CBSG CAMP workshop: Status of South Asian Primates (March 2002) 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 111967
- IUCN ID: 33957
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1025884
