Knowra Macaque Macaque Macaques are Old World monkeys in the genus Macaca, native to Asia and North Africa. They range from forest-dwelling specialists to species adapted to cities and cold climates.
Macaca : Macaca is the genus of Old World monkeys commonly called macaques. The genus name anchors the group’s classification and distinguishes it from other monkeys.
Rhesus macaque : The rhesus macaque is an Asian monkey species known for its broad geographic range and extensive use in research. It is a prominent research species and a well-studied example of macaque biology.
Japanese macaque : The Japanese macaque is an East Asian monkey, also called the snow monkey, that lives farther north than any other nonhuman primate. Its cold-climate adaptations make it a striking case of macaque ecological flexibility.
Monkey : Monkeys are primates that include Old World and New World groups but exclude apes and prosimians. Macaques are monkeys, though the everyday word often obscures their precise evolutionary relationships.
Old World monkey : Old World monkeys are primates native to Africa and Asia, including baboons, colobus monkeys, and macaques. Macaques belong to this primate group, which differs from New World monkeys in anatomy and distribution.
Cynomolgus macaque : The cynomolgus macaque, also called the crab-eating macaque, is a Southeast Asian species often used in biomedical research. Its use in drug and vaccine studies makes it one of the most consequential macaque species in laboratories.
Barbary macaque : The Barbary macaque is a tailless macaque native to the Atlas Mountains of North Africa and introduced to Gibraltar. It is the genus’s only wild macaque outside Asia and illustrates a distinctive geographic exception.
Macaque in Hinduism : Macaques are among the monkeys associated with Hanuman and sacred-monkey traditions in parts of South Asia. Religious associations shape how macaques are treated around temples and settlements.
Cercopithecidae : Cercopithecidae is the family of Old World monkeys, including macaques, baboons, and guenons. This family places macaques within the broader radiation of African and Asian monkeys.
Nonhuman primate research : Nonhuman primate research uses monkeys and apes to investigate biology, disease, and potential treatments. Macaques are among the most frequently used primates in biomedical studies.
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