Assam Macaque vs Running mountaingrass

Macaca assamensis compared with Oplismenus compositus

Key Differences

• Assam Macaque is Near Threatened while Running mountaingrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Macaque	Running mountaingrass
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	Oplismenus
Species	Macaca assamensis	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Assam Macaque

NT — Near Threatened

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Macaque	Running mountaingrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (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.