 |
|
 |
Search for a Mammal: |
| •Search by Location | |
| •Search by Order | |
| •Search by Species | |
Contents: |
|
| •Introduction | |
| •List of Mammals | |
| •Discussion/Conclusion | |
| •Acknowledgments | |
| •Literature Cited | |
| •Credits | |
Macaca
fascicularis
(Raffles, 1821). Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13:246.
©2002
ORDER—PRIMATES
FAMILY—Cercopithecidae
COMMON NAME—Long-tailed
macaque.
DISTRIBUTION—Burma
to Timor; throughout the Philippines (Fooden, 1991b). Specimens from Balabac
(USNM), Basilan (USNM), Baslut (USNM), Biliran (USNM), Bohol (FMNH), Busuanga
(FMNH), Cagayan Sulu (USNM), Culion (FMNH), Jolo (USNM), Leyte (USNM),
Luzon (Abra [FMNH], Batangas [USNM], Cagayan [USNM], Camarines Sur [FMNH],
Ilocos Norte [USNM], Isabela [AMNH], and Laguna [AMNH]), Maripipi (USNM),
Mindanao (Davao del Norte [FMNH], Davao del Sur [FMNH], Lanao del Norte
[USNM], Maguindanao [FMNH], Misamis Occidental [FMNH], Zamboanga del Norte
[FMNH], and Zamboanga del Sur [FMNH] provinces), Mindoro (USNM), Negros
(FMNH), Palawan (FMNH), Samar (FMNH), and Sibuyan (FMNH). Also reported
from Culion, Mindanao (Davao Oriental, and Maguindanao) (Sanborn, 1952;
Lawrence, 1939), Mindanao (Agusan del Norte) (Sanborn, 1953), and Catanduanes
(Heaney et al., 1991), Camiguin (Heaney & Tabaraza, 1995), Panay (Lastimosa,
pers. comm.), and Aurora, Quezon, and Zambales provinces, Luzon (Ong,
pers. obs.).
HABITAT—Agricultural
areas near forest, second growth, secondary forest, and primary forest
from sea level to at least 1800 m in lowland and montane forest (Danielsen
et al., 1994; Fooden, 1991, 1995; Goodman and Ingle, 1993; Heaney et al.,
1991; Rabor, 1986; Rickart et al., 1993; Thomas, 1898).
STATUS—Widespread
in Asia. In the Philippines, locally common to uncommon and hunted heavily.
CITES: Appendix II.
COMMENTS—Geographic
variation and systematics have been reviewed by Fooden (1991b, 1995).
NOTE ADDED IN 2005--Reported in montane and mossy forest from 925-1,950 m elevation in Balbalasang, Kalinga Province (Heaney et al. 2004)
©2002
(photograph by
L. Heaney)
Return to Cercopithecidae
Return to PRIMATES
| Search by Location | Search by Order | Search by Species |
| Discussion/Conclusion | Literature Cited | Credits |
| Field Museum Home |
©2002 Heaney et al.,
Mammals of the Philippines
The Field Museum, All Rights Reserved
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605-2496
312.922.9410
Technical Support
webmaster@fieldmuseum.org
Copyright Information | Linking Policy