Formosan rock macaque vs Foxtail

Macaca cyclopis compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Macaca	Amaranthus
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇹🇼 Taiwan