Sumatran orangutan vs water dock

Pongo abelii compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Key Differences

• Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Rumex
Species	Pongo abelii	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumatran orangutan	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).