Jump to content

Booted macaque: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
WikitanvirBot (talk | contribs)
144,145 edits
m r2.7.1) (robot Adding: hu:Szürkekarú makákó
m caps
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Taxobox
{{Taxobox
| name = Booted Macaque<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=163|id=12100555}}</ref>
| name = Booted macaque<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=163|id=12100555}}</ref>
| status = VU
| status = VU
| trend = unknown
| trend = unknown
Line 18: Line 18:
}}
}}


The '''Booted Macaque''' (''Macaca ochreata'') is a [[macaque]] of the [[Sulawesi]] island, [[Indonesia]]. This [[Old World monkey]] is [[diurnal animal|diurnal]] and spends most of the day in the trees.
The '''booted macaque''' (''Macaca ochreata'') is a [[macaque]] of the [[Sulawesi]] island, [[Indonesia]]. This [[Old World monkey]] is [[diurnal animal|diurnal]] and spends most of the day in the trees.


It is 50–59&nbsp;cm long plus a tail of 35–40&nbsp;cm.
It is 50–59&nbsp;cm long plus a tail of 35–40&nbsp;cm.


The Booted Macaque feeds on [[ficus|fig]]s, [[bud]]s, [[invertebrate]]s and [[cereal]]s.
The booted macaque feeds on [[ficus|fig]]s, [[bud]]s, [[invertebrate]]s and [[cereal]]s.


Two subspecies of the Booted Macaque are recognized:<ref name=msw3/>
Two subspecies of the Booted Macaque are recognized:<ref name=msw3/>
* ''Macaca ochreata ochreata''
* ''[[Macaca ochreata ochreata]]''
* [[Muna-Buton Macaque]], ''Macaca ochreata brunnescens''
* [[Muna-Buton macaque]], ''Macaca ochreata brunnescens''


Outside of their native [[Indonesia]], the Booted Macaque is found only at the [[Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo]] in [[Thurmont, Maryland]]. A family of booted macaques have been residents there since the 1960s, and are already into their fourth generation in captivity.
Outside of their native [[Indonesia]], the booted macaque is found only at the [[Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo]] in [[Thurmont, Maryland]]. A family of booted macaques have been residents there since the 1960s, and are already into their fourth generation in captivity.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:57, 5 April 2011

Booted macaque[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Primates
Family:
Cercopithecidae
Genus:
Macaca
Species:
M. ochreata
Binomial name
Macaca ochreata
(Ogilby, 1841)
Booted Macaque range

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, invertebrates and cereals.

Two subspecies of the Booted Macaque are recognized:[1]

Outside of their native Indonesia, the booted macaque is found only at the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo in Thurmont, Maryland. A family of booted macaques have been residents there since the 1960s, and are already into their fourth generation in captivity.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Booted Macaque.
  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Template:IUCN2008


Stub icon

This Old World monkey-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Booted_macaque&oldid=422598760"