Formosan rock macaque vs Spanish-needles

Macaca cyclopis compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Spanish-needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Spanish-needles
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	Bidens
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Bidens bipinnata

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Spanish-needles
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.

Spanish-needles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇹🇼 Taiwan