Formosan rock macaque vs Indian-nut

Macaca cyclopis compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Arecaceae
Genus	Macaca	Areca
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Indian-nut
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.

Indian-nut

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan