African Walnut vs Sumatran orangutan

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meliaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Lovoa	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.