Sumatran orangutan vs umkokolo

Pongo abelii compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Dovyalis
Species	Pongo abelii	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).