vs Formosan rock macaque

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Chordariaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Asperococcus	Macaca
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Formosan rock macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.