Chinaroot vs Formosan rock macaque

Smilax china compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Smilacaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Smilax	Macaca
Species	Smilax china	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Formosan rock macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan