brown woolly monkey vs Formosan rock macaque

Lagothrix lagothricha compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• brown woolly monkey is Vulnerable while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown woolly monkey	Formosan rock 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	Atelidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Lagothrix	Macaca
Species	Lagothrix lagothricha	Macaca cyclopis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown woolly monkey and Formosan rock macaque share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

brown woolly monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown woolly monkey	Formosan rock macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown woolly monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

brown woolly monkey

The Brown Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha) is a species in the genus Lagothrix. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.