genus
Macaca
Macaca is a genus in the family Cercopithecidae. This database currently files 24 species under it, 16 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 24
- Threatened
- 16
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 71%
- Weight range
- 2.6 kg – 12 kg
Best-known members of Macaca
Ranked by popularity score.
Rhesus macaque
Macaca mulatta
Barbary macaque
Macaca sylvanus
Japanese macaque
Macaca fuscata
Crab-eating macaque
Macaca fascicularis
Lion-tailed macaque
Macaca silenus
Celebes crested macaque
Macaca nigra
Stump-tailed macaque
Macaca arctoides
Southern pig-tailed macaque
Macaca nemestrina
How threatened is Macaca?
21 of 24 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 2 | 10% |
| ENEndangered | 7 | 33% |
| VUVulnerable | 7 | 33% |
| NTNear Threatened | 2 | 10% |
| LCLeast Concern | 3 | 14% |
All species in Macaca
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhesus macaque | Macaca mulatta | Cercopithecidae | Least Concern | 3.71 kg | Not recorded |
| Barbary macaque | Macaca sylvanus | Cercopithecidae | Endangered | 7 kg | Not recorded |
| Japanese macaque | Macaca fuscata | Cercopithecidae | Least Concern | 10.4 kg | Not recorded |
| Crab-eating macaque | Macaca fascicularis | Cercopithecidae | Endangered | 3.99 kg | Not recorded |
| Lion-tailed macaque | Macaca silenus | Cercopithecidae | Endangered | 4.75 kg | Not recorded |
| Celebes crested macaque | Macaca nigra | Cercopithecidae | Critically Endangered | 6.4 kg | Not recorded |
| Stump-tailed macaque | Macaca arctoides | Cercopithecidae | Vulnerable | 5 kg | Not recorded |
| Southern pig-tailed macaque | Macaca nemestrina | Cercopithecidae | Endangered | 6.3 kg | Not recorded |
| Assam macaque | Macaca assamensis | Cercopithecidae | Near Threatened | 12 kg | Not recorded |
| Toque macaque | Macaca sinica | Cercopithecidae | Endangered | 3.59 kg | Not recorded |
| Tibetan macaque | Macaca thibetana | Cercopithecidae | Near Threatened | 12 kg | Not recorded |
| Formosan rock macaque | Macaca cyclopis | Cercopithecidae | Least Concern | 6 kg | Not recorded |
| Northern pig-tailed macaque | Macaca leonina | Cercopithecidae | Vulnerable | 7.6 kg | Not recorded |
| Pagai island macaque | Macaca pagensis | Cercopithecidae | Critically Endangered | 4.54 kg | Not recorded |
| Bonnet macaque | Macaca radiata | Cercopithecidae | Vulnerable | 3.69 kg | Not recorded |
| Arunachal macaque | Macaca munzala | Cercopithecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Moor macaque | Macaca maura | Cercopithecidae | Endangered | 7.3 kg | Not recorded |
| Tonkean macaque | Macaca tonkeana | Cercopithecidae | Vulnerable | 9 kg | Not recorded |
| Heck's macaque | Macaca hecki | Cercopithecidae | Vulnerable | 7.39 kg | Not recorded |
| Gorontalo macaque | Macaca nigrescens | Cercopithecidae | Vulnerable | 7.66 kg | Not recorded |
| Booted macaque | Macaca ochreata | Cercopithecidae | Vulnerable | 2.6 kg | Not recorded |
| Siberut macaque | Macaca siberu | Cercopithecidae | Endangered | 7.15 kg | Not recorded |
| White-cheeked macaque | Macaca leucogenys | Cercopithecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sela macaque | Macaca selai | Cercopithecidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |