Celebes crested macaque vs Derby s Woolly Opossum

Macaca nigra compared with Caluromys derbianus

Key Differences

Celebes crested macaque is Critically Endangered while Derby s Woolly Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celebes crested macaque	Derby s Woolly Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Didelphidae
Genus	Macaca	Caluromys
Species	Macaca nigra	Caluromys derbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Celebes crested macaque and Derby s Woolly Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Celebes crested macaque

CR — Critically Endangered

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Celebes crested macaque	Derby s Woolly Opossum
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.

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.