Assam Macaque vs Elastic grass

Macaca assamensis compared with Eragrostis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Assam Macaque is Near Threatened while Elastic grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Macaque	Elastic grass
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	Eragrostis
Species	Macaca assamensis	Eragrostis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Elastic grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Macaque	Elastic grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elastic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.