Maguari 2 Sep 2009 No, those are Heck's Macaques Macaca hecki - these are Macaca tonkeana. I still need to get down and see those Heck's! Edit: I think the two used to be considered conspecific, however.
No, those are Heck's Macaques Macaca hecki - these are Macaca tonkeana. I still need to get down and see those Heck's! Edit: I think the two used to be considered conspecific, however.
M M MikeG 2 Sep 2009 Maguari said: No, those are Heck's Macaques Macaca hecki - these are Macaca tonkeana. Edit: I think the two used to be considered conspecific, however. Click to expand... Yes, the two were (sometimes still are) regarded as conspecific and are very similar. Heck's Macaque is found further north in Sulawesi than the Tonkean Macaque.
Maguari said: No, those are Heck's Macaques Macaca hecki - these are Macaca tonkeana. Edit: I think the two used to be considered conspecific, however. Click to expand... Yes, the two were (sometimes still are) regarded as conspecific and are very similar. Heck's Macaque is found further north in Sulawesi than the Tonkean Macaque.
