crab eating macaque vs Macaque Rhésus

Macaca fascicularis compared with Macaca mulatta

Key Differences

crab eating macaque is Endangered while Macaque Rhésus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crab eating macaque	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 fascicularis	Macaca mulatta

Evolutionary Relationship

crab eating macaque and Macaque Rhésus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Macaca.

Afficher Genus: Macaca

Conservation Status

crab eating macaque

EN — Endangered

Macaque Rhésus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crab eating macaque	Macaque Rhésus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

crab eating macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (China, Japan, Malaysia), Europe (Norway), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). 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).

crab eating macaque

crab eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.