Sumatran orangutan vs teatree

Pongo abelii compared with Polyscias fruticosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	teatree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Araliaceae
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Polyscias
Species	Pongo abelii	Polyscias fruticosa

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

teatree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

teatree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).