mersawa vs Sumatran orangutan

Anisoptera costata compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• mersawa is Endangered while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mersawa	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Anisoptera	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Anisoptera costata	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mersawa	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mersawa

Habitat

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

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.