Ferny Azolla vs Sumatran orangutan

Azolla pinnata compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Azolla	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Azolla pinnata	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.