Formosan rock macaque vs Hairy False-Flax

Macaca cyclopis compared with Camelina microcarpa

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Hairy False-Flax is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Hairy False-Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Macaca	Camelina
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Camelina microcarpa

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Hairy False-Flax

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Hairy False-Flax
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.

Hairy False-Flax

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan