Sumatran orangutan vs toque macaque

Pongo abelii compared with Macaca sinica

Key Differences

• Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered while toque macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	toque macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Macaca
Species	Pongo abelii	Macaca sinica

Evolutionary Relationship

Sumatran orangutan and toque macaque share a common ancestor at the Order level: Primates. (Primates)

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

toque macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumatran orangutan	toque macaque
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toque macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.