Booted macaque
The booted macaque (Macaca ochreata) is a macaque of the Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. This Old World monkey is diurnal and spends most of the day in the trees. It is 50–59 cm long plus a tail of 35–40 cm.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Macaca |
| Species: | M. ochreata |
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| Macaca ochreata (Ogilby, 1841) | |
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| Booted macaque range | |
The booted macaque feeds on figs, buds, invertebrates and cereals.
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- M. o. ochreata
- Muna-Buton macaque, M. o. brunnescens
Outside their native Indonesia booted macaques are found only at the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo in Thurmont, Maryland. A family of booted macaques has resided there since the 1960s, and they are already into their fourth generation in captivity.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Booted macaque |
- Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 163. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Supriatna, J. (2008). "Macaca ochreata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T12557A3357511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12557A3357511.en.
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