Sumatran orangutan vs toothcup

Pongo abelii compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Lythraceae
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Ammannia
Species	Pongo abelii	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).