Ear tree vs Sumatran orangutan

Enterolobium cyclocarpum compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

Ear tree is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ear tree	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Enterolobium	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).