Celebes crested macaque vs Waved Pincertail

Macaca nigra compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Celebes crested macaque is Critically Endangered while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celebes crested macaque	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Gomphidae
Genus	Macaca	Onychogomphus
Species	Macaca nigra	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Celebes crested macaque

CR — Critically Endangered

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Celebes crested macaque	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.