Northern Pig-tailed Macaque vs Variable Chafer

Macaca leonina compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Northern Pig-tailed Macaque is Vulnerable while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Macaca	Gnorimus
Species	Macaca leonina	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Pig-tailed Macaque	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.