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Siberut Macaque
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The Siberut macaque is a vulnerable
species of macaque
, which is endemic to Siberut Island in Indonesia
. It was formerly considered conspecific with M. pagensis (which is overall paler), but this arrangement is polyphyletic. Both were formerly considered subspecies of M. nemestrina.
Vulnerable species
On 30 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 9694 Vulnerable species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations.-References:...
species of macaque
Macaque
The macaques constitute a genus of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. - Description :Aside from humans , the macaques are the most widespread primate genus, ranging from Japan to Afghanistan and, in the case of the barbary macaque, to North Africa...
, which is endemic to Siberut Island in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It was formerly considered conspecific with M. pagensis (which is overall paler), but this arrangement is polyphyletic. Both were formerly considered subspecies of M. nemestrina.