One-Glumed Spike-Rush vs Sumatran orangutan

Eleocharis uniglumis compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• One-Glumed Spike-Rush is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	One-Glumed Spike-Rush	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Eleocharis	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Eleocharis uniglumis	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	One-Glumed Spike-Rush	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.