Macaca nigra Desmarest 1822

Macaca nigra Desmarest 1822, Mammalogie, in: Encycl. Meth., 2 (Suppl.): 534.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Sulawesi, Maluku, Bacan Isl.

Vernacular Names: Celebes Crested Macaque.

Synonyms: Macaca lembicus (Miller 1931); Macaca malayanus (Desmoulins 1824) .

Distribution: Sulawesi, east of Onggak Dumoga River, Lembeh Isl, Bacan Isl (Indonesia).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: M. nemestrina species group. Type species of Cynopithecus; see Fooden (1969). Includes nigrescens according to Groves (1980 c, 1993), but separated again by Groves (2001 c).