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== Distribution and habitat == |
== Distribution and habitat == |
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Assam macaques are found from central [[Nepal]] to [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Assam]], [[Manipur]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Mizoram]], [[Nagaland]], [[Sikkim]], and [[Tripura]] in northeastern [[India]] to [[Bhutan]], south into the [[Sunderbans]] in [[Bangladesh]], east into northern [[Myanmar]], southeast through the Myanmar-[[Thailand]] border ranges as far as Chongkrong, and the provinces of [[Guangxi]], [[Guizhou]], [[Tibet]] and [[Yunnan]] in southwestern [[China]] to the upper [[Mekong]] in [[Tibet]], and in the east into southern Guizhou to Hoi Xuan in [[Vietnam]] and Thateng in [[Laos]]. There is a gap in northeastern India between central Bhutan and the south side of the [[Brahmaputra River]].<ref>Groves, C. P. (2001) ''Primate taxonomy.'' Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, USA.</ref> |
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Assam macaques live in semi-deciduous and montane forests. |
Assam macaques live in semi-deciduous and montane forests. |
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| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
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| Species: | M. assamensis
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| Macaca assamensis M'Clelland, 1840
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The Assam Macaque (Macaca assamensis) is a macaque native to South and Southeast Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand and southern China.[2]
The Assamese Macaque is endangered in some places due to destruction of its habitat.[2]
Description
It is 50-73 cm long plus a tail of 19-38 cm. Males weigh 10-14.5 kg, females 8-12 kg.
Distribution and habitat
Assam macaques are found from central
Sunderbans in Bangladesh, east into northern Myanmar, southeast through the Myanmar-Thailand border ranges as far as Chongkrong, and the provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou, Tibet and Yunnan in southwestern China to the upper Mekong in Tibet, and in the east into southern Guizhou to Hoi Xuan in Vietnam and Thateng in Laos. There is a gap in northeastern India between central Bhutan and the south side of the Brahmaputra River.[3]
Assam macaques live in semi-deciduous and montane forests.
The Macaca assamensis population is endemic to Nepal and likely in some way distinct from the two subspecies that are recognized:
- Eastern Assamese Macaque, Macaca assamensis assamensis
- Western Assamese Macaque, Macaca assamensis pelops
They occupy adjacent areas to the southeast and east of the range of Macaca assamensis.[2]
Ecology
Assam macaques are
.References
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