Iwazaru - Iwazaru

Japanese: イワザル - いわざる
Iwazaru - Iwazaru

...A monkey that lives only in Taiwan. It is also called the rock monkey because of old information that it lives on rocky mountains. It looks very similar to the Japanese monkey except for its thick and long tail, but is more closely related to the rhesus monkey and the Assamese monkey.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Iwazaru" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…台湾だけに生息するサル。岩山にすむという昔の情報からイワザルと呼ばれることもある。太くて長い尾を除くとニホンザルにそっくりだが,系統的にはアカゲザルやアッサムモンキーにより近縁である。…

※「イワザル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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