Celebes crested macaque vs sun shell

Macaca nigra compared with Astraea heliotropium

Key Differences

• Celebes crested macaque is Critically Endangered while sun shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celebes crested macaque	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Turbinidae
Genus	Macaca	Astraea
Species	Macaca nigra	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

Celebes crested macaque and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Celebes crested macaque

CR — Critically Endangered

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Celebes crested macaque	sun shell
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.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.