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Also Known As	Macaca mulatta

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Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).

Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).

Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Adult female Rhesus monkey and young Rhesus monkey sit side by side on a stone ledge at Swayambhunath, with trees and buildings in the background.

Diagram comparing two phylogenetic trees based on molecular changes: one tree shows evolutionary relationships among four species using myoglobin changes, and the other compares humans, rhesus monkeys, and horses using cytochrome c changes, with arrows and numbers indicating the amount of molecular change between branches.

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