Formosan rock macaque vs Yellow Dodder

Macaca cyclopis compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan rock macaque	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Primates (サル目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Macaca	Cuscuta
Species	Macaca cyclopis	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan rock macaque	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan