NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Lion-tailed Macaque
Macaca silenus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Macaca silenus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Lion-tailed Macaque
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Macaca
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- superfamilyCercopithecoidea Gray, 1821
- familyCercopithecidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyCercopithecinae Gray, 1821
- tribePapionini
- genusMacaca Lacépède, 1799
- speciesMacaca silenus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Macaca. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Crab-eating MacaqueMacaca fascicularis (Raffles, 1821) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese MacaqueMacaca fuscata (Blyth, 1875) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern Pig-tailed MacaqueMacaca nemestrina (Linnaeus, 1766) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gorontalo MacaqueMacaca nigrescens (Temminck, 1849) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Booted MacaqueMacaca ochreata (Ogilby, 1841) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pagai Island MacaqueMacaca pagensis (Miller, 1903) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bonnet MacaqueMacaca radiata (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Siberut MacaqueMacaca siberu Fuentes & Olson, 1995 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barbary MacaqueMacaca sylvanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Milne-Edwards's MacaqueMacaca thibetana (A. Milne-Edwards, 1870) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Assam MacaqueMacaca assamensis (McClelland, 1840) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Celebes Crested MacaqueMacaca nigra (Desmarest, 1822) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Simia ferox Shaw, 1792 Shaw, 1792 | synonym |
| Simia silenus albibarbatus Kerr, 1792 Kerr, 1792 | synonym |
| Cercopithecus vetulus Erxleben, 1777 Erxleben, 1777 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=573025 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3WWP6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.