Formosan rock macaque vs Taiga tick

Macaca cyclopis compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ixodidae
Genus	Macaca	Ixodes
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan rock macaque and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Taiga tick
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.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan