Assam Macaque vs Dense Silky-bent

Macaca assamensis compared with Apera interrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Assam Macaque Dense Silky-bent
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Primates (Primates) Poales (Grasses)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys) Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Macaca Apera
Species Macaca assamensis Apera interrupta

Conservation Status

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Dense Silky-bent

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Assam Macaque Dense Silky-bent
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dense Silky-bent

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Assam Macaque

The Assam Macaque (Macaca assamensis) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dense Silky-bent

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia