Assam Macaque vs Field Foxtail

Macaca assamensis compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Key Differences

• Assam Macaque is Near Threatened while Field Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Macaque	Field Foxtail
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	Alopecurus
Species	Macaca assamensis	Alopecurus pratensis

Conservation Status

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Macaque	Field Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.