Celebes crested macaque vs Spotted Barbtail

Macaca nigra compared with Premnoplex brunnescens

Key Differences

Celebes crested macaque is Critically Endangered while Spotted Barbtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celebes crested macaque	Spotted Barbtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Furnariidae
Genus	Macaca	Premnoplex
Species	Macaca nigra	Premnoplex brunnescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Celebes crested macaque and Spotted Barbtail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Celebes crested macaque

CR — Critically Endangered

Spotted Barbtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Celebes crested macaque	Spotted Barbtail
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.

Spotted Barbtail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Spotted Barbtail

Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.