Formosan rock macaque vs Prostrate false buttonweed

Macaca cyclopis compared with Spermacoce prostrata

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Prostrate false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Prostrate false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Macaca	Spermacoce
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Spermacoce prostrata

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Prostrate false buttonweed
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.

Prostrate false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan