Formosan Rock Macaque
Macaca cyclopis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,597
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Formosan rock macaque (Macaca cyclopis), also known as the Formosan rock monkey or Taiwanese macaque, is a macaque endemic to the island of Taiwan, which has also been introduced to Japan. Besides humans, Formosan rock macaques are the only native primates living in Taiwan. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1862.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Formosan rock macaque”.