Formosan rock macaque vs Worm-rooted Buttercup

Macaca cyclopis compared with Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Worm-rooted Buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Worm-rooted Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Macaca	Ranunculus
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Worm-rooted Buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Worm-rooted Buttercup
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.

Worm-rooted Buttercup

Habitat

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