Buddha's hand vs Sumatran orangutan

Alocasia cucullata compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Araceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Alocasia	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.