macaques by the medical industry during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the rapid development of the landscape in Southeast Asia. A 2008 review of their populations suggested a need for better monitoring of populations due to increased wild trade and rising levels of human-macaque conflict, which continue to decrease overall population levels despite the species' wide distribution. Each subspecies faces differing levels of threats, and too little information is available on some subspecies to assess their conditions. The M. f. umbrosa subspecies is likely of important biological significance and has been recommended as a candidate for protection in the Nicobar Islands, where its small, native population has been seriously fragmented, and is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The Philippine long-tailed macaque (M. f. philippensis) is listed as near threatened, and M. f. condorensis is vulnerable. All other subspecies are listed as data deficient and need further study; although recent work is showing M. f. aurea and M. f. karimondjawae need increased protection. One concern for conservation is, in areas where M. fascicularis is not native, their populations need to be monitored and managed to reduce their impact on native flora and fauna. Genome The genome of the crab-eating macaque has been sequenced. Clones On 24 January 2018, scientists in China reported in the journal Cell the creation of two crab-eating macaque clones, named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, using the complex DNA transfer method that produced Dolly the sheep. This makes Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua the first primates to be cloned using the somatic cell nuclear transfer method. See also Maggie the Macaque Prostitution among animals References External links Bonadio, C. 2000. "Macaca fascicularis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 10, 2006. Primate Info Net Macaca fascicularis Factsheet ISSG Database: Ecology of Macaca fascicularis Primate Info Net: Macaca fascicularis BBC Factfile on M. fascicularis "Conditions at Nafovanny", video produced by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection following an undercover investigation at a captive-breeding facility for long-tailed macaques in Vietnam. crab-eating macaque Primates of Southeast Asia Mammals of Oceania Crab-eating macaque Mammals of Bangladesh Mammals of Borneo Mammals of Brunei Mammals of Myanmar Mammals of Cambodia Mammals of Timor Mammals of Indonesia Mammals of Laos Mammals of Malaysia Mammals of the Philippines Mammals of Singapore Mammals of Thailand Mammals of Vietnam Mammals of Fiji Mammals of Samoa Mammals of Tonga Crab-eating macaque Crab-eating macaque Crab-eating macaque