Assam Macaque vs Light Bossé

Macaca assamensis compared with Leplaea cedrata

Key Differences

• Assam Macaque is Near Threatened while Light Bossé is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Macaque	Light Bossé
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Meliaceae
Genus	Macaca	Leplaea
Species	Macaca assamensis	Leplaea cedrata

Conservation Status

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Light Bossé

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Macaque	Light Bossé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Bossé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.