Elephant Apple vs Sumatran orangutan

Dillenia indica compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Dillenia	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Dillenia indica	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.