Assam Macaque vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Macaca assamensis compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Assam Macaque is Near Threatened while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Macaque	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Macaca	Amaranthus
Species	Macaca assamensis	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Macaque	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

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.