Formosan rock macaque vs Melancholy Thistle

Macaca cyclopis compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Melancholy Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Melancholy Thistle
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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).