vs Sumatran orangutan

Entoloma hispidulum compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Primates (Primates)
Family Entolomataceae Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus Entoloma Pongo (Orangutans)
Species Entoloma hispidulum Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Sumatran orangutan
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Entoloma hispidulum is an agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae, assessed as Endangered (EN). It grows in nutrient-poor, unfertilised grasslands that have declined significantly due to agricultural intensification. Its endangered status reflects the severe loss of old, traditionally managed grassland ecosystems across Europe.

Sumatran orangutan

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