| Arunachal macaque | |
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| Arunachal macaque from Bugun and Shertukpen forests around Eaglenest WLS | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Macaca |
| Species: | M. munzala
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| Binomial name | |
| Macaca munzala | |
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| Arunachal macaque range | |
The Arunachal macaque (Macaca munzala) is a macaque native to Eastern Himalayas of Bhutan, China and India.[3][4] It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1]
It was scientifically described in 2005.[2]
It is a relatively large brown primate with a comparatively short tail. Its species name comes from mun zala, meaning deep forest (mun) monkey (monkey), as it is called by the Monpa people of West Kameng and Tawang.[2]
- ^ a b Kumar, A.; Sinha, A.; Kumar, S. (2020). "Macaca munzala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136569A17948833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136569A17948833.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Sinha, A.; Datta, A.; Madhusudan, M. D. & Mishra, C. (2005). "Macaca munzala: a new species from western Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India". International Journal of Primatology. 26 (4): 977–989. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.576.1210. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-5333-3. S2CID 20459400.
- ^ 常勇斌; 贾陈喜; 宋刚; 雷富民 (2018). "西藏错那县发现藏南猕猴 (Discovery of Macaca munzala in Cona, Tibet)". 《动物学杂志》. doi:10.13859/j.cjz.201802009. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Choudhury A.U. (2008). "Primates of Bhutan and observations of hybrid langurs". Primate Conservation. 23: 65–73. doi:10.1896/052.023.0107. S2CID 85925043.