Devil's Shoestring vs Formosan rock macaque

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Tephrosia	Macaca
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Formosan rock macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.