Are Rhesus Macaque Endangered?

The rhesus macaque, colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey. There are between six and nine recognised subspecies that are split between two groups, the Chinese-derived and the Indian-derived.

Do Rhesus monkeys live in the rainforest?

Rhesus macaques are extremely adaptable monkeys that can be found in elevations ranging from sea level to as high as 13,123 ft (4,000 m). They dwell in tropical and temperate habitats including deciduous, semidesert, mixed deciduous, bamboo, temperate, and tropical forests, as well as mangroves and swampland.

How many rhesus macaque are there in India?

Zoological Survey of India reported 19,500 rhesus macaques in Himachal Pradesh (Southwick and Lindburg 1986). This low density may be due to high export of monkeys between 1950 and 1960, which had drastically reduced the population size in the state.