Stinking Earthfan vs Sumatran orangutan

Thelephora palmata compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Stinking Earthfan	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Thelephora	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Thelephora palmata	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Stinking Earthfan	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.