Macaca Negra vs Graceful Laucha

Macaca nigra compared with Calomys lepidus

Key Differences

• Macaca Negra is Critically Endangered while Graceful Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaca Negra	Graceful Laucha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cricetidae
Genus	Macaca	Calomys
Species	Macaca nigra	Calomys lepidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Macaca Negra and Graceful Laucha share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Macaca Negra

CR — Critically Endangered

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaca Negra	Graceful Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaca Negra

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Graceful Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Macaca Negra

The Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.