Booted Macaque
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| Macaca ochreata (Ogilby, 1841) |
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.
The Booted Macaque feeds on figs, buds, inverbrates and cereals.
Two subspecies of the Booted Macaque are recognized:
- Macaca ochreata ochreata
- Muna-Buton Macaque, Macaca ochreata brunnescens
[edit] References
Wikispecies has information related to:
- Eudey et al (2000). Macaca ochreata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006.
- Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 163. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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