Orange Disco vs Sumatran orangutan

Aleurodiscus amorphus compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Orange Disco is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Disco	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Stereaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Aleurodiscus amorphus	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Disco	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.