African yellow wood vs Sumatran orangutan

Annickia affinis compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• African yellow wood is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellow wood	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Annonaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Annickia	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Annickia affinis	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

African yellow wood

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellow wood	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellow wood

Habitat

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

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African yellow wood

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