Alpine marmot vs Celebes crested macaque

Marmota marmota compared with Macaca nigra

Key Differences

  • Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Celebes crested macaque is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine marmot Celebes crested macaque
Kingdom same Animalia (حيوانات) Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same Chordata (حبليات) Chordata (حبليات)
Class same Mammalia (ثدييات) Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order Rodentia (قوارض) Primates (رئيسيات)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Marmota Macaca
Species Marmota marmota Macaca nigra

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine marmot and Celebes crested macaque share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Celebes crested macaque

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine marmot Celebes crested macaque
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Celebes crested macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Alpine marmot

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Celebes crested macaque

The Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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