Macaque de Gibraltar vs Sallow Button

Macaca sylvanus compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Macaque de Gibraltar is Endangered while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Macaque de Gibraltar	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Tortricidae
Genus	Macaca	Acleris
Species	Macaca sylvanus	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Macaque de Gibraltar

EN — Endangered

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Macaque de Gibraltar	Sallow Button
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.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.