Celebes crested macaque vs Foxtail Smut

Macaca nigra compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Celebes crested macaque is Critically Endangered while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celebes crested macaque	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Macaca	Urocystis
Species	Macaca nigra	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Celebes crested macaque

CR — Critically Endangered

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Celebes crested macaque	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.