Sumatran orangutan vs teak

Pongo abelii compared with Tectona grandis

Key Differences

• Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered while teak is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	teak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Tectona
Species	Pongo abelii	Tectona grandis

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

teak

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumatran orangutan	teak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

teak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).