Spiral head ginger vs Sumatran orangutan

Costus scaber compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spiral head ginger	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Costaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Costus	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Costus scaber	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spiral head ginger	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.