Corn spurry vs Sumatran orangutan

Spergula arvensis compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Corn spurry is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corn spurry	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Spergula	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Spergula arvensis	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Corn spurry

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corn spurry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.