southern pig-tailed macaque vs stump-tailed macaque

Macaca nemestrina compared with Macaca arctoides

Key Differences

• southern pig-tailed macaque is Endangered while stump-tailed macaque is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	southern pig-tailed macaque	stump-tailed macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus same	Macaca	Macaca
Species	Macaca nemestrina	Macaca arctoides

Evolutionary Relationship

southern pig-tailed macaque and stump-tailed macaque share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Macaca.

Conservation Status

southern pig-tailed macaque

EN — Endangered

stump-tailed macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	southern pig-tailed macaque	stump-tailed macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

southern pig-tailed macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

stump-tailed macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇺 Cuba