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Rhesus macaque
Macaca mulatta
Primates
Species Overview
One of the most well-known Old World monkeys, the rhesus macaque ranges across South, Central, and Southeast Asia in diverse habitats from forests to urban areas. Adults weigh 5โ11 kg, with males larger. They have brown-gray fur, a pink-red face, and a medium-length tail (~21 cm). Social structure consists of large multi-male, multi-female troops with strict matrilineal dominance hierarchies. They are omnivorous, eating fruits, seeds, roots, insects, and crops. The Rh blood factor was originally discovered using this species. It is the single most important non-human primate in biomedical research, instrumental in developing the polio vaccine, space medicine, and neuroscience research. The genome was sequenced in 2007 (2n=42). Females have a 164-day gestation and produce one offspring per year. Lifespan is ~25 years in the wild, 30+ in captivity. They are highly intelligent, capable of complex social cognition, tool use, and numerical reasoning. They are adaptable and often thrive near human settlements. IUCN: Least Concern.
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Species-Related Single-Cell Datasets111Datasets
| DataID โ | Latin Name โ | Folder ID โ | Tissue โ | Title โ | Detail | QC | Analysis |
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| Data0690 | Macaca mulatta | A02T04R03S01-SKO3 | Frontal lobe | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0739 | Macaca mulatta | A03T04R03S01-SKO3 | Frontal lobe | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0692 | Macaca mulatta | A02T04R07S01-SKO3 | Occipital lobe | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0741 | Macaca mulatta | A03T04R07S01-SKO3 | Occipital lobe | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0691 | Macaca mulatta | A02T04R05S01-SKO3 | Parietal lobe | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0740 | Macaca mulatta | A03T04R05S01-SKO3 | Parietal lobe | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0689 | Macaca mulatta | A02T04R01S01-SKO3 | Temporal lobe | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0738 | Macaca mulatta | A03T04R01S01-SKO3 | Temporal lobe | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0729 | Macaca mulatta | A02T47R01S01-SKO3 | Hippocampus | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0777 | Macaca mulatta | A03T47R01S01-SKO3 | Hippocampus | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0733 | Macaca mulatta | A02T53R01S01-SKO3 | Thalamus | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0781 | Macaca mulatta | A03T53R01S01-SKO3 | Thalamus | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0734 | Macaca mulatta | A02T54R01S01-SKO3 | Hypothalamus | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0782 | Macaca mulatta | A03T54R01S01-SKO3 | Hypothalamus | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0730 | Macaca mulatta | A02T48R01S01-SKO3 | Striatum | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0778 | Macaca mulatta | A03T48R01S01-SKO3 | Striatum | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0688 | Macaca mulatta | A02T03R01S01-SKO3 | Cerebellum | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0737 | Macaca mulatta | A03T03R01S01-SKO3 | Cerebellum | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0731 | Macaca mulatta | A02T50R01S01-SKO3 | Retina and pigment epithelium | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0779 | Macaca mulatta | A03T50R01S01-SKO3 | Retina and pigment epithelium | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0714 | Macaca mulatta | A02T26R01S01-SKO3 | Spinal cord | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0763 | Macaca mulatta | A03T26R01S01-SKO3 | Spinal cord | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0732 | Macaca mulatta | A02T51R01S01-SKO3 | Sciatic nerve | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0780 | Macaca mulatta | A03T51R01S01-SKO3 | Sciatic nerve | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0727 | Macaca mulatta | A02T44R01S01-SKO3 | Bone marrow | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0775 | Macaca mulatta | A03T44R01S01-SKO3 | Bone marrow | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0718 | Macaca mulatta | A02T29R01S01-SKO3 | PBMC | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0767 | Macaca mulatta | A03T29R01S01-SKO3 | PBMC | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0716 | Macaca mulatta | A02T28R01S01-SKO3 | Spleen | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0717 | Macaca mulatta | A02T28R02S01-SKO3 | Spleen | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0765 | Macaca mulatta | A03T28R01S01-SKO3 | Spleen | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0766 | Macaca mulatta | A03T28R02S01-SKO3 | Spleen | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0719 | Macaca mulatta | A02T30R01S05-SKO3 | Lymph node | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1109 | Macaca mulatta | A03T30R01S01-SKO3 | Lymph node | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1111 | Macaca mulatta | A02T30R01S01-SKO3 | Lymph node | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1140 | Macaca mulatta | A02T30R01S06-SKO3 | Lymph node | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0696 | Macaca mulatta | A02T07R01S01-SKO3 | Tonsil | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0745 | Macaca mulatta | A03T07R01S01-SKO3 | Tonsil | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0699 | Macaca mulatta | A02T12R01S01-SKO3 | Aorta | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0748 | Macaca mulatta | A03T12R01S01-SKO3 | Aorta | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0698 | Macaca mulatta | A02T11R01S02-SKO3 | Heart | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0747 | Macaca mulatta | A03T11R01S01-SKO3 | Heart | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1110 | Macaca mulatta | A02T11R01S01-SKO3 | Heart | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0697 | Macaca mulatta | A02T08R04S01-SKO3 | Lung | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0746 | Macaca mulatta | A03T08R01S02-SKO3 | Lung | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1112 | Macaca mulatta | A03T08R01S01-SKO3 | Lung | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1135 | Macaca mulatta | A03T08R01S01-SKO3 | Lung | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1159 | Macaca mulatta | A02T08R04S02-SKO3 | Lung | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0711 | Macaca mulatta | A02T23R02S01-SKO3 | Liver | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0760 | Macaca mulatta | A03T23R02S01-SKO3 | Liver | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0712 | Macaca mulatta | A02T24R01S01-SKO3 | Gallbladder | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0761 | Macaca mulatta | A03T24R01S03-SKO3 | Gallbladder | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0701 | Macaca mulatta | A02T18R01S01-SKO3 | Stomach | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0702 | Macaca mulatta | A02T18R02S01-SKO3 | Stomach | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0703 | Macaca mulatta | A02T18R03S02-SKO3 | Stomach | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0750 | Macaca mulatta | A03T18R01S01-SKO3 | Stomach | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0751 | Macaca mulatta | A03T18R02S01-SKO3 | Stomach | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0752 | Macaca mulatta | A03T18R03S01-SKO3 | Stomach | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0713 | Macaca mulatta | A02T25R01S01-SKO3 | Pancreas | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0762 | Macaca mulatta | A03T25R01S01-SKO3 | Pancreas | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0709 | Macaca mulatta | A02T21R01S01-SKO3 | Esophagus | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0758 | Macaca mulatta | A03T21R01S01-SKO3 | Esophagus | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0710 | Macaca mulatta | A02T22R01S01-SKO3 | Duodenum | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0759 | Macaca mulatta | A03T22R01S01-SKO3 | Duodenum | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0704 | Macaca mulatta | A02T19R01S01-SKO3 | Colon | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0705 | Macaca mulatta | A02T19R02S01-SKO3 | Colon | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0706 | Macaca mulatta | A02T19R03S01-SKO3 | Colon | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0707 | Macaca mulatta | A02T19R04S01-SKO3 | Colon | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0708 | Macaca mulatta | A02T20R01S01-SKO3 | Colon | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0753 | Macaca mulatta | A03T19R01S01-SKO3 | Colon | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0754 | Macaca mulatta | A03T19R02S01-SKO3 | Colon | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0755 | Macaca mulatta | A03T19R03S01-SKO3 | Colon | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0756 | Macaca mulatta | A03T19R04S01-SKO3 | Colon | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0757 | Macaca mulatta | A03T20R01S01-SKO3 | Colon | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0686 | Macaca mulatta | A02T01R01S01-SKO3 | Salivary gland | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0735 | Macaca mulatta | A03T01R01S05-SKO3 | Salivary gland | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0695 | Macaca mulatta | A02T06R01S06-SKO3 | Tongue | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0744 | Macaca mulatta | A03T06R01S01-SKO3 | Tongue | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0723 | Macaca mulatta | A02T34R01S01-SKO3 | Testis | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0724 | Macaca mulatta | A02T34R01S02-SKO3 | Testis | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0771 | Macaca mulatta | A03T38R01S01-SKO3 | Ovary | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0772 | Macaca mulatta | A03T38R01S02-SKO3 | Ovary | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0728 | Macaca mulatta | A02T46R01S01-SKO3 | Pituitary gland | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0776 | Macaca mulatta | A03T46R01S01-SKO3 | Pituitary gland | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0721 | Macaca mulatta | A02T32R01S01-SKO3 | Adrenal gland | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0769 | Macaca mulatta | A03T32R01S01-SKO3 | Adrenal gland | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0687 | Macaca mulatta | A02T02R01S01-SKO3 | Thyroid gland | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0736 | Macaca mulatta | A03T02R01S01-SKO3 | Thyroid gland | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0720 | Macaca mulatta | A02T31R01S06-SKO3 | Visceral adipose | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0768 | Macaca mulatta | A03T31R01S01-SKO3 | Visceral adipose | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0722 | Macaca mulatta | A02T33R01S02-SKO3 | Skeletal muscle | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0770 | Macaca mulatta | A03T33R01S02-SKO3 | Skeletal muscle | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0693 | Macaca mulatta | A02T05R01S01-SKO3 | Cartilage | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0694 | Macaca mulatta | A02T05R02S01-SKO3 | Cartilage | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0742 | Macaca mulatta | A03T05R01S01-SKO3 | Cartilage | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0743 | Macaca mulatta | A03T05R02S01-SKO3 | Cartilage | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0715 | Macaca mulatta | A02T27R01S01-SKO3 | Abdominal wall | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0764 | Macaca mulatta | A03T27R01S01-SKO3 | Abdominal wall | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0725 | Macaca mulatta | A02T42R01S01-SKO3 | Kidney | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0773 | Macaca mulatta | A03T42R01S01-SKO3 | Kidney | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0726 | Macaca mulatta | A02T43R01S01-SKO3 | Bladder | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0774 | Macaca mulatta | A03T43R01S01-SKO3 | Bladder | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0700 | Macaca mulatta | A02T17R01S01-SKO3 | Skin | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0749 | Macaca mulatta | A03T17R01S01-SKO3 | Skin | Cross-species Biomedical Cell Atlas | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1211 | Macaca mulatta | Macaca_mulatta_34616062_2021_Rank0001 | Brain | Comparative cellular analysis of motor cortex in human, marmoset and mouse | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1212 | Macaca mulatta | Macaca_mulatta_NA_2022_Rank0001 | Brain | Allen | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1413 | Macaca mulatta | BS0001125;BS0001134 | Brain | Comparative cellular analysis of motor cortex in human, marmoset and mouse;Allen | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1430 | Macaca mulatta | BS1751616015528 | Brain | A single-cell transcriptomic atlas spanning the adult rhesus macaque brain | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1441 | Macaca mulatta | BS1751616015541 | Brain | A single-cell transcriptomic atlas spanning the adult rhesus macaque brain | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1444 | Macaca mulatta | BS1751616015544 | Brain | A single-cell transcriptomic atlas spanning the adult rhesus macaque brain | QC | Analysis | |
| Data1458 | Macaca mulatta | GSE307184_Rhesus_Brain_Lifespan | 11 brain regions | Single-cell, multi-region profiling of the macaque brain across the lifespan. | QC | Aging Analysis |
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