Sumatran orangutan vs Thatching grass

Pongo abelii compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Hyparrhenia
Species	Pongo abelii	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumatran orangutan	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).