Let us learn about the comparison between macaque and hanuman.

Comparison # Macaque:

1. Body build:

The body is robust, squat and solid

2. Cheek Pouch.

Cheek pouch is present.

3. Tail:

Usually short except Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata) in which the tail is long.

Examples:

Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus); Rhesus Macaque (M. mulatta); Assamese Macaque (M. assamensis), etc.

Comparison # Hanuman:

1. Body build:

The body is tall, slim and majestic.

2. Cheek Pouch:

Check pouch is absent.

3. Tail:

Tail is long

Examples:

Common Langur (Presbytis entellus); Nilgiri Langur (P. johni); Golden Langur (P. geei), etc.

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