Macaque

Macaca
Toque macaque (Macaca sinica)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Cercopithecidae
Subfamily:	Cercopithecinae
Genus:	Macaca

The macaques are a genus (Macaca) of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae.^[1] The 22 species of macaques live in sub-Saharan Africa, and more widely in Asia. One species is the well-known Gibraltar 'ape'. Macaques are of some interest to human researchers for their social structures, and their usefulness in animal testing, particularly regarding eyesight.

1. ↑ Groves C.P. 2005. Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.M, eds. Mammal Species of the World, 3rd ed, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 161–165. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4