Dog Violet vs Formosan rock macaque

Viola canina compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• Dog Violet is Vulnerable while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog Violet	Formosan rock macaque
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Violaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Viola	Macaca
Species	Viola canina	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

Dog Violet

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog Violet	Formosan rock macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.