crab eating macaque vs Macaca Japonesa

Macaca fascicularis compared with Macaca fuscata

Key Differences

• crab eating macaque is Endangered while Macaca Japonesa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crab eating macaque	Macaca Japonesa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus same	Macaca	Macaca
Species	Macaca fascicularis	Macaca fuscata

Evolutionary Relationship

crab eating macaque and Macaca Japonesa share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Macaca.

Conservation Status

crab eating macaque

EN — Endangered

Macaca Japonesa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crab eating macaque	Macaca Japonesa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

crab eating macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (China, Japan, Malaysia), Europe (Norway), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Macaca Japonesa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

crab eating macaque

El macaco cangrejero (Macaca fascicularis) está clasificado como En Peligro (EN) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Con alto riesgo de extinción en la naturaleza, con un declive significativo de la población y amenazas continuas para su supervivencia.