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The majority of primates in trade today are Old World species from Asia and Africa. The species most heavily used by biomedical researchers are the crab eating or long tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) and rhesus macaque (M. mulatta) from Asia. An estimated 9,500 to 12,000 monkeys enter the United States each year for research purposes.
