Rhesus Monkey

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The Rhesus Monkey, Macaca mulatta, is a type of macaque. They are Old-World monkeys from Asia, but some feral populations live in the United States due to this monkey's common usage in laboratory experimentation.

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Greg Cater

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The Rhesus Monkey, Macaca mulatta, is a type of macaque. They are Old-World monkeys from Asia, but some feral populations live in the United States due to this monkey's common usage in laboratory experimentation.

Rhesus Macaque - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_macaque
Feral Rhesus Macaque - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Feral rhesus macaques are wild troupes of the rhesus macaque released by researchers, zoos, or private owners, that have been able to survive and propagate in several places in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_rhesus_macaque
ADW: Rhesus Monkey - Macaca mulatta
These smallish monkeys have grizzled-brown fur dorsally, with the fur on the ventrum being slightly lighter in color. The hair is short on the head. The face and buttocks of adults are red.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Macaca_mulatta/
Rhesus Monkeys - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about rhesus monkeys with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/rhesus-monkey
Macaca Mulatta (Rhesus Macaque, Rhesus Monkey) - IUCN
Assessment of rhesus macaque population data from Redlist
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12554/0
Rhesus Macaque - Macaca mulatta - ARKive
Learn more about the Rhesus macaque - with amazing Rhesus macaque videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/rhesus-macaque/macaca-mulatta/
Rhesus Monkey - Primate - Britannica
Macaca mulatta sand-coloured primate native to forests but also found coexisting with humans in northern India, Nepal, eastern and southern China, and northern Southeast Asia.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/rhesus-monkey
Rhesus Macaque Stock Photos And Images - Getty Images
Find the perfect Rhesus Macaque stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Download premium images you can't get anywhere else.
http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/rhesus-macaque?sort=mostpopular
Rhesus Macaque - MonkeyWorlds
The Rhesus Macaque is also known as the Rhesus Monkey. It belongs to the Old World category and is among the best known.
http://www.monkeyworlds.com/rhesus-macaque/
Evolutionary and Biomedical Insights from the Rhesus Macaque
Because they are genetically and physiologically similar to humans, rhesus monkeys are the most widely used nonhuman primate in basic and applied biomedical research.
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/316/5822/222.full
Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) Taxonomy, Morphology, & Ecology
Rhesus macaques, both Chinese- and Indian-derived, range in color from dusty brown to auburn with little to no fur found on their reddish-pink faces.
http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/rhesus_macaque

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Rhesus macaque

Male, Gokarna Forest, Nepal

Female with infant in Galtaji, Jaipur
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Cercopithecidae
Genus:	Macaca
Species:	M. mulatta
Binomial name
*Macaca mulatta* ( Zimmermann, 1780) ^[2]

Rhesus macaque native range
Synonyms^[3]
Species synonymy Simia fulvus (Kerr, 1792) Simia rhesus Audebert, 1798 Simia erythraea Shaw, 1800 Macaca nipalensis Hodgson, 1840 Macaca oinops Hodgson, 1840 Inuus sanctijohannis R. Swinhoe, 1866 Inuus sancti-johannis R. Swinhoe, 1866 Macacus lasiotus Gray, 1868 Macacus tcheliensis A. Milne-Edwards, 1872 Macacus vestitus A. Milne-Edwards, 1892 Macacus rhesus villosus True, 1894 Pithecus littoralis Elliot, 1909 Macaca siamica Kloss, 1917 Macaca mulatta mcmahoni Pocock, 1932

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Rhesus Macaque - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_macaque
Feral Rhesus Macaque - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Feral rhesus macaques are wild troupes of the rhesus macaque released by researchers, zoos, or private owners, that have been able to survive and propagate in several places in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_rhesus_macaque
ADW: Rhesus Monkey - Macaca mulatta
These smallish monkeys have grizzled-brown fur dorsally, with the fur on the ventrum being slightly lighter in color. The hair is short on the head. The face and buttocks of adults are red.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Macaca_mulatta/
Rhesus Monkeys - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about rhesus monkeys with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/rhesus-monkey
Macaca Mulatta (Rhesus Macaque, Rhesus Monkey) - IUCN
Assessment of rhesus macaque population data from Redlist
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12554/0
Rhesus Macaque - Macaca mulatta - ARKive
Learn more about the Rhesus macaque - with amazing Rhesus macaque videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/rhesus-macaque/macaca-mulatta/
Rhesus Monkey - Primate - Britannica
Macaca mulatta sand-coloured primate native to forests but also found coexisting with humans in northern India, Nepal, eastern and southern China, and northern Southeast Asia.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/rhesus-monkey
Rhesus Macaque Stock Photos And Images - Getty Images
Find the perfect Rhesus Macaque stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Download premium images you can't get anywhere else.
http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/rhesus-macaque?sort=mostpopular
Rhesus Macaque - MonkeyWorlds
The Rhesus Macaque is also known as the Rhesus Monkey. It belongs to the Old World category and is among the best known.
http://www.monkeyworlds.com/rhesus-macaque/
Evolutionary and Biomedical Insights from the Rhesus Macaque
Because they are genetically and physiologically similar to humans, rhesus monkeys are the most widely used nonhuman primate in basic and applied biomedical research.
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/316/5822/222.full
Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) Taxonomy, Morphology, & Ecology
Rhesus macaques, both Chinese- and Indian-derived, range in color from dusty brown to auburn with little to no fur found on their reddish-pink faces.
http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/rhesus_macaque

Rhesus macaque

Male, Gokarna Forest, Nepal

Female with infant in Galtaji, Jaipur
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Cercopithecidae
Genus:	Macaca
Species:	M. mulatta
Binomial name
*Macaca mulatta* ( Zimmermann, 1780) ^[2]

Rhesus macaque native range
Synonyms^[3]
Species synonymy Simia fulvus (Kerr, 1792) Simia rhesus Audebert, 1798 Simia erythraea Shaw, 1800 Macaca nipalensis Hodgson, 1840 Macaca oinops Hodgson, 1840 Inuus sanctijohannis R. Swinhoe, 1866 Inuus sancti-johannis R. Swinhoe, 1866 Macacus lasiotus Gray, 1868 Macacus tcheliensis A. Milne-Edwards, 1872 Macacus vestitus A. Milne-Edwards, 1892 Macacus rhesus villosus True, 1894 Pithecus littoralis Elliot, 1909 Macaca siamica Kloss, 1917 Macaca mulatta mcmahoni Pocock, 1932

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Rhesus Monkey

The Rhesus Monkey, Macaca mulatta, is a type of macaque. They are Old-World monkeys from Asia, but some feral populations live in the United States due to this monkey's common usage in laboratory experimentation.

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