Macaque de Gibraltar vs Macaque Rhésus

Macaca sylvanus compared with Macaca mulatta

Key Differences

• Macaque de Gibraltar is Endangered while Macaque Rhésus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaque de Gibraltar	Macaque Rhésus
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus same	Macaca	Macaca
Species	Macaca sylvanus	Macaca mulatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Macaque de Gibraltar and Macaque Rhésus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Macaca.

Conservation Status

Macaque de Gibraltar

EN — Endangered

Macaque Rhésus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaque de Gibraltar	Macaque Rhésus
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.

Macaque Rhésus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Iran, Japan), Europe (Germany), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇪 Germany