Macaque de Gibraltar vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Macaca sylvanus compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• Macaque de Gibraltar is Endangered while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaque de Gibraltar	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Herpestidae
Genus	Macaca	Herpestes
Species	Macaca sylvanus	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

Macaque de Gibraltar and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Macaque de Gibraltar

EN — Endangered

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaque de Gibraltar	Crab-eating Mongoose
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.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.