Pill Beetle vs Sumatran orangutan

Byrrhus pilula compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Pill Beetle is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pill Beetle	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Byrrhidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Byrrhus	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Byrrhus pilula	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

Pill Beetle and Sumatran orangutan share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pill Beetle	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.