Celebes crested macaque vs crab eating macaque

Macaca nigra compared with Macaca fascicularis

Key Differences

• Celebes crested macaque is Critically Endangered while crab eating macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Celebes crested macaque	crab eating macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Primates (영장목)	Primates (영장목)
Family same	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus same	Macaca	Macaca
Species	Macaca nigra	Macaca fascicularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Celebes crested macaque and crab eating macaque share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Macaca.

Conservation Status

Celebes crested macaque

CR — Critically Endangered

crab eating macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Celebes crested macaque	crab eating macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Celebes crested macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Celebes crested macaque

The Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra) is a species in the genus Macaca. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

crab eating macaque

게잡이원숭이(Macaca fascicularis)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 위기(EN) 종으로 분류된다. 야생에서 멸종 위험이 높으며 상당한 개체수 감소와 지속적인 생존 위협에 처해 있다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia