Assam Macaque vs pignut

Macaca assamensis compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Assam Macaque is Near Threatened while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Macaque	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Macaca	Mesosphaerum
Species	Macaca assamensis	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Macaque	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.