what is thIS PRIMATE'S common name?
STUMP-TAILED MACAQUE
also called the bear macaque What is the scientific name?
Macaca arctoides WHAT KIND OF PRIMATE IS THIS?
MONKEY Where do they live?
New world or old world?
OLD WORLD fascinating facts
What threatens their future?
Stump-tailed macaque populations are projected to decline due to threats such as hunting and habitat loss. As human populations increase, primate habitat is destroyed, fragmented, or degraded so that the land can be utilized by people. For example, in India, land clearing for agriculture reduces stump-tailed macaque habitat and increases the chances of human-macaque conflict. Increasing interactions with humans leads to increased hunting, as the large-bodied macaques are viewed as a significant and easily attainable source of protein. Certain regional populations of stump-tailed macaques are more threatened than others and are at greater risk of extinction. Stump-tailed macaques living in India are at high risk of local extinction due to hunting and habitat loss, while populations in China, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia are declining. Populations in Thailand are more stable. WHAT IS their CONSERVATION STATUS?
VULNERABLE
What Does this Conservation Status mean?
Vulnerable (VU) – High risk of endangerment in the wild
Any species categorized as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable is considered by conservation scientists to be a threatened species LEARN MORE ABOUT STUMP-TAILED MACAQUES
Go to the stump-tailed macaque Primate Species Profiles page are stumP-tailed macaques good pets?
NO
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Common names are not officially defined. They are based on everyday conversational language and may differ by country, region, profession, community, or other factors. As a result, it is not unusual for a species to have multiple common names. Scientific names, on the other hand, are standardized and constant. They are Latinized and rule-bound by a formal naming system called binominal nomenclature. Scientific names prevent misidentification. They typically only change if a species is officially redesignated. x
The biological order of Primates is divided into these classifications:
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New World monkeys are native to Central and South America.
Old World monkeys are native to Africa and Asia. x
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