Assam Macaque vs Floating Fern

Macaca assamensis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Assam Macaque is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Macaque	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Macaca	Salvinia
Species	Macaca assamensis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Macaque	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.