Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macaca (formerly Macacus), found in rocky regions of Asia and Africa; as, Macaca maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies.

( Macaca spp.; Family: Cercopithecidae) Medium-sized monkeys of Asia and Africa (Rhesus monkeys). They live in many different habitats, on the ground and in trees. Macaques eat fruit and leaves, plus most anything that they catch.

short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa