长尾猕猴 Cháng wěi míhóu vs koala

Macaca fascicularis compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• 长尾猕猴 Cháng wěi míhóu is Endangered while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	长尾猕猴 Cháng wěi míhóu	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Primates (灵长目)	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Macaca	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Macaca fascicularis	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

长尾猕猴 Cháng wěi míhóu and koala share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

长尾猕猴 Cháng wěi míhóu

EN — Endangered

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	长尾猕猴 Cháng wěi míhóu	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

长尾猕猴 Cháng wěi míhóu

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.

koala

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found in Australia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

长尾猕猴 Cháng wěi míhóu

食蟹猕猴（Macaca fascicularis）在IUCN红色名录中被列为濒危（EN）物种。野外灭绝风险高，种群数量显著下降，面临持续的生存威胁。

koala

澳大利亚东部和东南部的标志性有袋类动物，体重最大可达15千克，为了节省低热量桉树叶食物所提供的能量，每天最多睡眠22小时。高度特化，能够处理会致大多数其他哺乳动物死亡的有毒桉树成分，拥有专门适应解毒功能的肠道微生物群。因衣原体病、栖息地开发和气候变化导致种群锐减，2022年被列为濒危物种。