Macaca assamensis

McClelland in Horsfield, 1840

Assamese Macaque

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Cercopithecinae
Tribe : Papionini
Genus : Macaca

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Horsfield, T. 1840-03. List of Mammalia and Birds collected in Assam by John McClelland, Esq., Assistant-Surgeon in the service of the East India Company, Bengal Establishment, Member of the late Deputation which was sent into that country for the purpose of investigating the nature of the Tea Plant. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839:146-167.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571391

Original name as described

Macacus Assamensis

Other common names

Assam Macaque · Eastern Assamese Macaque · Western Assamese Macaque

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

India, Assam.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Nepal · Bhutan · India · Bangladesh · China · Myanmar · Laos · Vietnam · Thailand

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000604

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Macacus (Pithex) Pelops

Hodgson, 1841

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pelops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9eacde3a-1351-4fe9-81ca-a033051c2275

Authority page

1213

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Macacus problematicus

J. E. Gray, 1871

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

problematica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1869.3.5.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0aab9212-9dbf-43c2-addb-ba3cfb59d3cf https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bc32cc93-b0b4-4557-bdde-a5590574f9a1

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994645

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Macacus rheso-similis

P. L. Sclater, 1872

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

rhesosimilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1876.1.31.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4dd254cc-3721-4f88-9519-93c833be2fbe https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fcbb9201-c353-4c50-8b5e-4b70d5fcbc19

Authority page

495

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28611889

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Macaca assamensis coolidgei

Osgood, 1932

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

coolidgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1932.4.19.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4c400e75-c948-4bdd-8115-14da58f08163 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c17e43b5-f40e-44cb-a9d0-feed5338444d

Authority page

209

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2747030

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Macacus Assamensis

McClelland in Horsfield, 1840

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

assamensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571391

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Lesson (1842:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Macaca assamensis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

assamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

87

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:235) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000604) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12549/17950189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Macaca assamensis assamensis

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

assamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Macaca assamensis pelops

Groves, 2005

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

pelops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:641) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Inuus assamensis

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

assamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534732

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:8, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Macacus MacClellandii

J. E. Gray, 1847

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

macclellandii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23852792

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Macacus sikimensis

Hodgson, 1867

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

sikimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Roorkee

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Macacus sikkimensis

J. Anderson, 1879

Family

Cercopithecidae

Root name

sikkimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34124648

Authority publication

London

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