Genus
Macaca
13 species. Maximum lifespan ranges from 27 years (Tibetan macaque) to 40 years (Rhesus monkey).
Species
13
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
43.2%
Range 42.8–43.6%
Median mtDNA size
16,560 bp
Where Macaca species sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Macaca (13)
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Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Macaca
Select a column to sort| Macaca mulatta | Rhesus monkey | 40 yr | 16,564 bp | 43.23% |
| Macaca silenus | Liontail macaque | 40 yr | 16,541 bp | 42.86% |
| Macaca fascicularis | Long-tailed macaque | 39 yr | 16,575 bp | 43.11% |
| Macaca fuscata | Japanese macaque | 38.5 yr | 16,565 bp | 43.44% |
| Macaca nemestrina | Southern pig-tailed macaque, or Pigtail macaque | 37.6 yr | 16,560 bp | 42.82% |
| Macaca nigra | Celebes crested macaque | 34 yr | 16,564 bp | 42.97% |
| Macaca assamensis | Assam macaque | 31.4 yr | 16,542 bp | 43.30% |
| Macaca radiata | Bonnet macaque | 30 yr | 16,563 bp | 43.63% |
| Macaca sylvanus | Barbary macaque | 30 yr | 16,586 bp | 43.07% |
| Macaca sinica | Toque macaque | 29.3 yr | 16,525 bp | 43.54% |
| Macaca arctoides | Stump-tailed macaque | 29.2 yr | 16,558 bp | 43.17% |
| Macaca tonkeana | Tonkean macaque | 28.4 yr | 16,560 bp | 43.44% |
| Macaca thibetana | Tibetan macaque | 27 yr | 16,540 bp | 43.20% |