vs Sumatran orangutan

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.