Formosan rock macaque vs Serpentine Sunflower

Macaca cyclopis compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Serpentine Sunflower
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Serpentine Sunflower
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.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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