Formosan rock macaque vs slender thistle

Macaca cyclopis compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	slender 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	Carduus
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	slender 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.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.