crab eating macaque vs Johnstons genet

Macaca fascicularis compared with Genetta johnstoni

Key Differences

• crab eating macaque is Endangered while Johnstons genet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crab eating macaque	Johnstons genet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Viverridae
Genus	Macaca	Genetta
Species	Macaca fascicularis	Genetta johnstoni

Evolutionary Relationship

crab eating macaque and Johnstons genet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

crab eating macaque

EN — Endangered

Johnstons genet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crab eating macaque	Johnstons genet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

crab eating macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (China, Japan, Malaysia), Europe (Norway), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Johnstons genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

crab eating macaque

crab eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.