Sumatran orangutan vs tiger quoll

Pongo abelii compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Dasyurus
Species	Pongo abelii	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Sumatran orangutan and tiger quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumatran orangutan	tiger quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.