Macaca cyclopis

(Swinhoe, 1863)

Vernacular names
English : Taiwanese macaque, Formosan rock macaque
French : Macaque de Formose

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Primata
Family : Cercopithecidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species grows to 65 cm in length for a weight of 18.5 kg, Males bigger than females. Long and thinly furred tail. Pelage mostly grey to grey-brown with grey chest and white inside of legs. Face naked and covered with bright pink skin.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in eastern Asia and is endemic to the island of Taiwan, occurring mostly in montane areas. Lives in broadleaf evergreen and mixed forests, up to 3400 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species is protected and now very rarely hunted but it still suffers from habitat loss, especially on the western half of the island.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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