Macaque de Gibraltar vs Rat surmulot

Macaca sylvanus compared with Rattus norvegicus

Key Differences

• Macaque de Gibraltar is Endangered while Rat surmulot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaque de Gibraltar	Rat surmulot
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Macaca	Rattus
Species	Macaca sylvanus	Rattus norvegicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Macaque de Gibraltar and Rat surmulot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Macaque de Gibraltar

EN — Endangered

Rat surmulot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaque de Gibraltar	Rat surmulot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Macaque de Gibraltar

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Spain. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Rat surmulot

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 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Macaque de Gibraltar

The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Rat surmulot

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇪 Germany 🇪🇸 Spain