Barbary macaque
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| phylum | Chordata | The Barbary macaque or Magot is a species of macaque with no tail. Traditionally found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of unknown origin in Gibraltar, the Barbary macaque is one of the best-known Old World monkey species. Besides humans, they are the only free-living primates in Europe. Although the species is commonly referred to as the "Barbary ape", the Barbary macaque is actually a true monkey. Its name refers to the Barbary Coast of Northern Africa.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Primates | |
| family | Cercopithecidae | |
| genus | Macaca | |
| species | M. sylvanus |
