Formosan rock macaque vs Shrubby false buttonweed

Macaca cyclopis compared with Spermacoce verticillata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Shrubby 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 verticillata

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Shrubby false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Shrubby 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.

Shrubby false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan