Common dung beetle vs Formosan rock macaque

Aphodius fimetarius compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• Common dung beetle is Not Evaluated while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common dung beetle	Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Scarabaeidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Aphodius	Macaca
Species	Aphodius fimetarius	Macaca cyclopis

Evolutionary Relationship

Common dung beetle and Formosan rock macaque share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common dung beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common dung beetle	Formosan rock macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common dung beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Common dung beetle

Common dung beetle (Aphodius fimetarius) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.