Heck's macaque

The Heck's macaque (Macaca hecki) is a macaque of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This Old World monkey is diurnal.

Heck's macaque[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Macaca
Species:
M. hecki
Binomial name
Macaca hecki
(Matschie, 1901)
Heck's macaque range

It feeds on fruits.

References

  1. 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. 162. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Supriatna, J. & Shekelle, M. (2008). "Macaca hecki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T12570A3360807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T12570A3360807.en.


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