Formosan rock macaque vs Tuberous vervain

Macaca cyclopis compared with Verbena rigida

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Tuberous vervain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Tuberous vervain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Verbenaceae
Genus	Macaca	Verbena
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Verbena rigida

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous vervain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Tuberous vervain
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.

Tuberous vervain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Rwanda, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇹🇼 Taiwan