crab eating macaque vs Margay

Macaca fascicularis compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• crab eating macaque is Endangered while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crab eating macaque	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Primates (приматы)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Macaca	Leopardus
Species	Macaca fascicularis	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

crab eating macaque and Margay share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

crab eating macaque

EN — Endangered

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crab eating macaque	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia