Gorontalo macaque
The Gorontalo macaque or Dumoga-bone macaque[2] (Macaca nigrescens) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.[1]
| Gorontalo macaque[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Macaca |
| Species: | M. nigrescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Macaca nigrescens (Temminck, 1849) | |
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| Gorontalo macaque range | |
Gallery
Captive female kept in Tandurusa Zoo
References
- 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.
- Sugardjito, J. & Richardson, M. (2008). "Macaca nigrescens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T12568A3360226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12568A3360226.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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