Bonnet Macaque

Taxobox
name = Bonnet MacaqueMSW3 Groves|pages=164]
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Eudey "et al"|year=2000|id=12558|title=Macaca radiata|downloaded=12 May 2006]

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image_width = 200px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Primates
familia = Cercopithecidae
genus = "Macaca"
species = "M. radiata"
binomial = "Macaca radiata"
binomial_authority = (É. Geoffroy, 1812)The Bonnet Macaque ("Macaca radiata") is a macaque living in India. This Old World monkey is a diurnal animal.

It is 35-60 cm long plus a tail of 35-68 cm. Males weigh 5.5 to 9 kg., females 3.5 to 4.5 kg. It can live more than 30 years.

The Bonnet Macaque feeds on fruits, nuts, seeds, flowers, invertebrates and cereals.

Two subspecies of Bonnet Macaques have been identified: "Macaca radiata radiata" and "Macaca radiata diluta".

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