Macaca

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Eutheria • Ordo: Primates • Subordo: Haplorrhini • Infraordo: Simiiformes • Parvordo: Catarrhini • Superfamilia: Cercopithecoidea • Familia: Cercopithecidae • Subfamilia: Cercopithecinae • Tribus: Papionini • Genus: Macaca Lacépède, 1799

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Macaca']

English: macaques
العربية: المكَّاك
مصرى: قرد المكاك
Kotava: Lilkol
беларуская: Макакі
беларуская (тарашкевіца): макак
български: Макаци
brezhoneg: Makak
català: Macaco
閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄: Mì-hèu
Cebuano: Àmô
čeština: Makak
чӑвашла: Макаксем
dansk: Makakaber
Deutsch: Makaken
Ελληνικά: Μακάκος
Esperanto: Makako
español: Macacos
eesti: Makaak
euskara: Makako
فارسی: ماکاک
suomi: makakit
français: Macaque
Nordfriisk: Makaken
Gaeilge: Meacaic
Gagauz: Şebek
galego: Macaco
עברית: מקוק
हिन्दी: मैकाक बंदर
hrvatski: Makaki
magyar: Makákó
հայերեն: Մակակներ
Bahasa Indonesia: Makaka
гӀалгӀай: Макак
Ido: Makako
italiano: Macaco
日本語: マカク属
ქართული: მაკაკი
Taqbaylit: Iddew
қазақша: Макакалар
قازاقشا (تٴوتە): ماكاكتار
قازاقشا (جۇنگو): ماكاكتار
қазақша (кирил): Макактар
қазақша (Қазақстан): Макактар
qazaqşa (latın): Makaktar
qazaqşa (Türkïya): Makaktar
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಮಕಾಕ್ ಕೋತಿ
한국어: 마카크
кыргызча: Макакалар
лакку: Макак
лезги: Макака
lingála: Nkɛ́mɛ́
lietuvių: Makakos
latviešu: Makaki
олык марий: Макак
македонски: макаки
മലയാളം: മകാക്
मराठी: सिंहपुच्छ वानर
кырык мары: Макак
Bân-lâm-gú: Mî-kâu
norsk bokmål: makaker
Nederlands: Makaken
norsk nynorsk: Makakar
norsk: Makaker
Diné bizaad: Tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ magí íiyisígíí
polski: Makak
پنجابی: مکاک
Runa Simi: Makaka
română: Macac
русский: Макаки
Scots: Macaque
سنڌي: مڪاڪ ڀولڙو
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Makakiji
Simple English: Macaque
slovenčina: Makak
slovenščina: makak
српски / srpski: Макакији
српски (ћирилица): Макакији
srpski (latinica): Makakiji
Sunda: Beruk
svenska: Makaker
Kiswahili: Kaku
ไทย: ลิงมาคาก
Tagalog: Makak
Türkçe: Makak maymunu
удмурт: Макак
українська: Макак
吴语: 猕猴
粵語: 獼猴
中文: 獼猴
中文（中国大陆）: 猕猴属
中文（简体）: 猕猴
中文（繁體）: 獼猴
中文（香港）: 獼猴
中文（新加坡）: 猕猴
中文（臺灣）: 獼猴屬

Macaques are found in more habitats than any other primate except for humans. Geographically, their range extends as far north as Japan (M. fuscata) and as far east as Morocco (M. sylvanus). Several species have adapted to city life.

Included species (for ITIS):

M. arctoides, M. assamensis, M. cyclopis, M. fascicularis, M. fuscata, M. maura, M. mulatta, M. nemestrina, M. nigra, M. ochreata, M. radiata, M. silenus, M. sinica, M. sylvanus, M. thibetana, M. tonkeana

Included species (for Mammal Species of the World (2005)):

M. arctoides, M. assamensis, M. cyclopis, M. fascicularis, M. fuscata, M. hecki, M. leonina, M. maura, M. mulatta, M. nemestrina, M. nigra, M. nigrescens, M. ochreata, M. pagensis, M. radiata, M. siberu, M. silenus, M. sinica, M. sylvanus, M. thibetana, M. tonkeana

Mammal Species of the World (v3, 2005) link: Macaca Lacépède, 1799

ITIS link: Macaca Lacépède, 1799

The Barbary Macaque (M. sylvanus) is tailess and because of this is also known as the Barbary "Ape". Several other species may be refered to as apes due to their rudimentary tails, such as the Celebes Crested Macaque (M. nigra) or Black "Ape". Despite this, macaques are not apes and they are no more related to the apes than any other Old World monkey.

Macaca is a Portuguese word for monkey, which when generally used has no racial slur. Yet it is also used by the French (particularly those who had resided in North Africa), and often it is a racial slur directed towards people of darker skin.