Booted Macaque vs Garden sorrel

Macaca ochreata compared with Rumex acetosa

Key Differences

• Booted Macaque is Vulnerable while Garden sorrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Booted Macaque	Garden sorrel
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Macaca	Rumex
Species	Macaca ochreata	Rumex acetosa

Conservation Status

Booted Macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Garden sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Booted Macaque	Garden sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Booted Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden sorrel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Booted Macaque

The Booted Macaque (Macaca ochreata) 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.