Rhesus macaque: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rhesus macaque lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Macaca mulatta
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the rhesus macaque live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rhesus macaque in 10 countries and territories across Asia and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the rhesus macaque endangered?

The rhesus macaque’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rhesus macaque?

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Macaca. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rhesus macaque

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey in the Macaca genus. There are between six and nine recognised subspecies split between two groups, the Chinese-derived and the Indian-derived. Generally brown or grey in colour, it is 47–53 cm (19–21 in) in length with a 20.7–22.9 cm (8.1–9.0 in) tail and weighs 5.3–7.7 kg (12–17 lb). It is native to South, Central, and Southeast Asia and has the widest geographic range of all non-human primates, occupying a great diversity of altitudes and habitats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rhesus macaque (revision 1381453368), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q156606 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).