bonnet macaque vs crab eating macaque

Macaca radiata compared with Macaca fascicularis

Key Differences

• bonnet macaque is Vulnerable while crab eating macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bonnet macaque	crab eating macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus same	Macaca	Macaca
Species	Macaca radiata	Macaca fascicularis

Evolutionary Relationship

bonnet macaque and crab eating macaque share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Macaca.

Conservation Status

bonnet macaque

VU — Vulnerable

crab eating macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bonnet macaque	crab eating macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bonnet macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

crab eating macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (China, Japan, Malaysia), Europe (Norway), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

bonnet macaque

The Bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

crab eating macaque

crab eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.