Formosan rock macaque vs Leopard's Bane

Macaca cyclopis compared with Arnica montana

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Leopard's Bane is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Leopard's Bane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Macaca	Arnica
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Arnica montana

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Leopard's Bane

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Leopard's Bane
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.

Leopard's Bane

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

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). 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 2 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇹🇼 Taiwan