Macaque

Japanese: マカック - まかっく(英語表記)macaque
Macaque
A general term for Old World monkeys in the genus Macaca , family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. It includes 12 species in 7 subgenera, such as the Japanese macaque, the rhesus macaque, and the crab-eating macaque. Most are native to Asia, and are widely distributed in the Japanese archipelago, southern China, Pakistan, India, Southeast Asia, and neighboring islands. The only exception is the Barbary ape, which lives in Gibraltar and North Africa. Many species have stocky bodies, and there is a considerable difference in size between males and females, but they generally fall within the range of 6-13 kg in weight and 40-70 cm in head-to-body length.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
霊長目オナガザル科Macaca属に属する旧世界ザルの総称。ニホンザル,アカゲザル,カニクイザルなど7亜属12種がこれに含まれる。ほとんどがアジア産で,日本列島,中国南部,パキスタン,インドおよび東南アジアとその近隣の諸島に広く分布する。唯一の例外はジブラルタルと北アフリカにすむバーバリーエイプ。ずんぐりとした体型の種が多く,雌雄差がかなり大きいが,だいたい,体重6~13kg,頭胴長40~70cmの範囲に入る。

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