Bonnet Macaque

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The Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata) is a macaque living in India. This Old World monkey is a diurnal animal.

It is 35-60 cm long plus a tail of 35-68 cm. Males weigh 5.5 to 9 kg., females 3.5 to 4.5 kg. It can live more than 30 years.

The Bonnet Macaque feeds on fruits, nuts, seeds, flowers, inverbrates and cereals.

Two subspecies of Bonnet Macaques have been identified: Macaca radiata radiata and Macaca radiata diluta.

References

• Eudey et al (2000). [Macaca radiata]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.

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