Goa-bean vs Sumatran orangutan

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

  • Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean 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 Psophocarpus Pongo (Orangutans)
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Sumatran orangutan
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Sumatran orangutan

No description available.

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