Formosan rock macaque vs Wild Lettuce

Macaca cyclopis compared with Lactuca quercina

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Wild Lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Lactuca quercina

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Wild Lettuce
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.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.