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[[File:Pet animal in araku.jpg|alt=|thumb|230x230px|Pet Rhesus Monkey at Araku, Andhra Pradesh.]]
[[File:Pet animal in araku.jpg|alt=|thumb|230x230px|Pet Rhesus Monkey at Araku, Andhra Pradesh.]]
[[File:Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta mulatta) female.jpg|alt=|thumb|Female Rhesus macaque in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[File:Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta mulatta) female.jpg|alt=|thumb|Female Rhesus macaque in Madhya Pradesh]]
The '''rhesus macaque''' (''Macaca mulatta''), often called the '''Rhesus monkey''' and '''Indian monkey''', is one of the best known species of Old World monkeys.  
The '''Rhesus macaque''' (''Macaca mulatta''), often called the '''Rhesus monkey''' and '''Indian monkey''', is one of the best known species of Old World monkeys.  


It lives in a wide area, and has an unknown but quite large population. It lives in a broad range of habitats. Native to [[South Asia|South]], [[Central Asia|Central]] and [[Southeast Asia]], troops of ''Macaca mulatta'' inhabit a great variety of habitats from grasslands to arid and forested areas, but also close to human settlements.<ref name=iucn>{{IUCN |assessors=Timmins R.J. |display-authors = etal |year=2008 |id=12554 |taxon=Macaca mulatta |version=2010.4}}</ref>
It lives in a wide area, and has an unknown but quite large population. It lives in a broad range of habitats. Native to [[South Asia|South]], [[Central Asia|Central]] and [[Southeast Asia]], troops of ''Macaca mulatta'' inhabit a great variety of habitats from grasslands to arid and forested areas, but also close to human settlements.<ref name=iucn>{{IUCN |assessors=Timmins R.J. |display-authors = etal |year=2008 |id=12554 |taxon=Macaca mulatta |version=2010.4}}</ref>
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== References ==
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[[Category:Old World monkeys]]
[[Category:Old World monkeys]]
[[Category:Mammals of Asia]]
[[Category:Mammals of Asia]]
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[[Category:Mammals of Pakistan]]
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