Chinaroot vs Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Smilax china compared with Macaca leonina

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Northern Pig-tailed Macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Northern Pig-tailed 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 leonina

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Northern Pig-tailed 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.

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

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