Chinese Mallow vs Formosan rock macaque

Malva verticillata compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• Chinese Mallow is Not Evaluated while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mallow	Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Malvaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Malva	Macaca
Species	Malva verticillata	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

Chinese Mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mallow	Formosan rock macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mallow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Chinese Mallow

The Chinese Mallow (Malva verticillata) is a species in the genus Malva. Native to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Brazil.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇹🇼 Taiwan