stump-tailed macaque vs Sumatran orangutan

Macaca arctoides compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• stump-tailed macaque is Vulnerable while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	stump-tailed macaque	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Macaca	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Macaca arctoides	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

stump-tailed macaque and Sumatran orangutan share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

stump-tailed macaque

VU — Vulnerable

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	stump-tailed macaque	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

stump-tailed macaque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.