Species of Thailand
Northern pig-tailed macaque
Binomial name: Macaca leonina, Edward Blyth, 1863
The northern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonina) is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Traditionally, it has been considered a subspecies of M. nemestrina. In India, it is found in south of the Brahmaputra River, in the northeastern part of the country. Its range in India extends from Assam and Meghalaya to eastern Aruanchal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. A detailed report on the ecology and behaviour of northern pig-tailed macaque has been published recently.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Macaca
- Species
- Macaca leonina
Common names
- English:
- Northern pig-tailed macaque
- Northern pigtail macaque
Synonyms
- Macaca blythii, Reginald Innes Pocock (1931)
- Macaca indochinensis, Cecil Boden Kloss (1919)
- Macaca adusta, Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr (1906)
- Macaca insulana, Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr (1906)
- Macaca coininus, Cecil Boden Kloss (1903)
- Macaca andamanensis, Edward Bartlett (1869)
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN3.1)
Macaca leonina
Northern pig-tailed macaque - Khao Yai
Macaca leonina
Northern pig-tailed macaque - Khao Yai
Northern pig-tailed macaque distribution
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
- Doi Phu Kha National Park
- Doi Suthep-Pui National Park
- Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Yai National Park
- Kui Buri National Park
- Pang Sida National Park
- Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary
Range map of Macaca leonina in Thailand
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