Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann 1780)

[Cercopithecus] mulatta Zimmermann 1780, Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 2: 195.

Type Locality: India, Nepal Terai.

Vernacular Names: Rhesus Monkey.

Synonyms: Macaca brachyurus (Elliot 1909); Macaca brevicaudatus (Elliot 1913); Macaca erythraea (Shaw 1800); Macaca fulvus (Kerr 1792); Macaca lasiotus (Gray 1868); Macaca littoralis (Elliot 1909); Macaca mcmahoni Pocock 1932; Macaca nipalensis Hodgson 1840; Macaca oinops Hodgson 1840; Macaca rhesus (Audebert 1798); Macaca sancti-johannis (Swinhoe 1866); Macaca siamica Kloss 1917; Macaca tcheliensis (Milne-Edwards 1872); Macaca vestita (Milne-Edwards 1892); Macaca villosa (True 1894) .

Distribution: Afghanistan and India to N Thailand, China, and Hainan Isl (China).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: M. mulatta species group. Revised by Fooden (2000).