Celebes crested macaque vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Macaca nigra compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

Celebes crested macaque is Critically Endangered while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celebes crested macaque	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Macaca	Atelerix
Species	Macaca nigra	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Celebes crested macaque and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Celebes crested macaque

CR — Critically Endangered

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Celebes crested macaque	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.