Formosan rock macaque vs Gut Weed

Macaca cyclopis compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Macaca	Ulva
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan