Formosan rock macaque vs Slender amaranth

Macaca cyclopis compared with Amaranthus viridis

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Slender amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Slender amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Macaca	Amaranthus
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Amaranthus viridis

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Slender amaranth
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.

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇹🇼 Taiwan