Macaque de Gibraltar vs Salento Iris

Macaca sylvanus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Macaque de Gibraltar is Endangered while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaque de Gibraltar	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Macaca	Iris
Species	Macaca sylvanus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Macaque de Gibraltar and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Macaque de Gibraltar

EN — Endangered

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaque de Gibraltar	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.