Chinese Apple vs Sumatran orangutan

Malus prunifolia compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Chinese Apple is Not Evaluated while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Apple	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Malus	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Malus prunifolia	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Chinese Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Apple

The Chinese Apple (Malus prunifolia) is a species in the genus Malus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.