Brook Thistle vs Formosan rock macaque

Cirsium rivulare compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• Brook Thistle is Extinct while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Thistle	Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cirsium	Macaca
Species	Cirsium rivulare	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

Brook Thistle

EX — Extinct

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Thistle	Formosan rock macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Brook Thistle

The Brook Thistle (Cirsium rivulare) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.