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Macaque
| Name: | Macaque |
| Description: | A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE, consisting of 16 species inhabiting forests of Africa, Asia, and the islands of Borneo, Philippines, and Celebes. (MSH) Any of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus. (NCI) large genus of Old World monkeys (family Cercopithecidae) that includes the macaque and rhesus monkeys, and the Barbary apes; Macaca mulatta, the rhesus monkey, is used as a research animal. (CSP) |
| Synonym(s): | Macaca mulatta |
| Super-category: | Cercopithecinae |
| Id: | birnlex_280 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
- Externally Sourced Definition: * A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE, consisting of 16 species inhabiting forests of Africa, Asia, and the islands of Borneo, Philippines, and Celebes. (MSH) * Any of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus. (NCI) * large genus of Old World monkeys (family Cercopithecidae) that includes the macaque and rhesus monkeys, and the Barbary apes; Macaca mulatta, the rhesus monkey, is used as a research animal. (CSP)
- Definition Source: UMLS
- NCBI Taxonomic Scientific Name: Macaca
- NCBI Taxonomic ID: 9539
- GBIF Taxonomic Key ID: 241651
- GBIF ID: 13183571
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
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| Created | 5 October 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, … A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE, consisting of 16 species inhabiting forests of Africa, Asia, and the islands of Borneo, Philippines, and Celebes. (MSH) Any of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus. (NCI) large genus of Old World monkeys (family Cercopithecidae) that includes the macaque and rhesus monkeys, and the Barbary apes; Macaca mulatta, the rhesus monkey, is used as a research animal. (CSP) onkey, is used as a research animal. (CSP) |
| DefinitionSource | UMLS + |
| EditorialNote | This class is not intended to present a normative, comprehensive, taxonomic hierarchy, but rather is provided as an approximate indication of the phylogenetic relatedness amongst the taxonomic groups nested under it (BB). |
| ExternallySourcedDefinition | * A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE … * A genus of the subfamily CERCOPITHECINAE, family CERCOPITHECIDAE, consisting of 16 species inhabiting forests of Africa, Asia, and the islands of Borneo, Philippines, and Celebes. (MSH) * Any of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus. (NCI) * large genus of Old World monkeys (family Cercopithecidae) that includes the macaque and rhesus monkeys, and the Barbary apes; Macaca mulatta, the rhesus monkey, is used as a research animal. (CSP) onkey, is used as a research animal. (CSP) |
| GbifID | 13183571 + |
| Id | birnlex_280 + |
| Label | Macaque + |
| ModifiedDate | 10 December 2009 + |
| SuperCategory | Cercopithecinae + |
| Synonym | Macaca mulatta + |
| TaxID | 9539 + |
| TaxKey | 241651 + |
| TaxName | Macaca + |
| Umlscui | C0024398 + |