Ferny Azolla vs Moor Macaque

Azolla pinnata compared with Macaca maura

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Moor Macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Moor Macaque
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Azolla	Macaca
Species	Azolla pinnata	Macaca maura

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Moor Macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Moor Macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Moor Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.