crab eating macaque vs Nilgiri langur

Macaca fascicularis compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• crab eating macaque is Endangered while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crab eating macaque	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Macaca	Semnopithecus
Species	Macaca fascicularis	Semnopithecus johnii

Evolutionary Relationship

crab eating macaque and Nilgiri langur share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cercopithecidae. (Old World Monkeys)

Conservation Status

crab eating macaque

EN — Endangered

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crab eating macaque	Nilgiri langur
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.

Nilgiri langur

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.