Celebes crested macaque vs Cloud forest rocket frog

Macaca nigra compared with Hyloxalus mystax

Key Differences

• Celebes crested macaque is Critically Endangered while Cloud forest rocket frog is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celebes crested macaque	Cloud forest rocket frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
Genus	Macaca	Hyloxalus
Species	Macaca nigra	Hyloxalus mystax

Evolutionary Relationship

Celebes crested macaque and Cloud forest rocket frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Celebes crested macaque

CR — Critically Endangered

Cloud forest rocket frog

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Celebes crested macaque	Cloud forest rocket frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Celebes crested macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cloud forest rocket frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Celebes crested macaque

The Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cloud forest rocket frog

Cloud forest rocket frogs are small poison frogs in the genus Hyloxalus (family Dendrobatidae) native to cloud forests of the northern and central Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Unlike the brilliantly colored poison dart frogs of lowland forests, Hyloxalus species typically display more cryptic coloration in brown, black, and olive tones with subtle dorsolateral stripes, though their skin secretions contain bioactive alkaloids providing chemical defense. They inhabit the humid leaf litter and rocky streamsides of cloud forest floors at elevations typically between 1,000 and 3,000 meters, where high rainfall and persistent mist maintain the moist conditions required for their moisture-sensitive skin and terrestrial reproductive strategies. Males carry tadpoles on their backs to small streams or seeps for development. Cloud forest rocket frogs are among the most chytrid-affected vertebrate groups globally: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis chytridiomycosis has caused catastrophic population collapses, and several Hyloxalus species are now Critically Endangered or extinct in the wild due to this fungal disease interacting with climate change and habitat loss.