Species
Genus Macaca
- M. sylvanus group
- Barbary macaque, M. sylvanus
- M. nemestrina group
- Lion-tailed macaque, M. silenus
- Southern pig-tailed macaque or beruk, M. nemestrina
- Northern pig-tailed macaque, M. leonina
- Pagai Island macaque, M. pagensis
- Siberut macaque, M. siberu
- Moor macaque, M. maura
- Booted macaque, M. ochreata
- Tonkean macaque, M. tonkeana
- Heck's macaque, M. hecki
- Gorontalo macaque, Macaca nigriscens
- Celebes crested macaque, M. nigra
- M. fascicularis group
- Crab-eating macaque, M. fascicularis
- Stump-tailed macaque, M. arctoides
- M. mulatta group
- Rhesus macaque, M. mulatta
- Formosan rock macaque, M. cyclopis
- Japanese macaque, M. fuscata
- M. sinica group
- Toque macaque, M. sinica
- Bonnet macaque, M. radiata
- Assam macaque, M. assamensis
- Tibetan macaque, M. thibetana
- Arunachal macaque, M. munzala
Prehistoric (fossil) species:
- Macaca anderssoni
- M. jiangchuanensis
- M. libyca
- M. majori (sometimes included in M. sylvanus)
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