Sumatran orangutan vs weeping willow

Pongo abelii compared with Salix babylonica

Key Differences

• Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered while weeping willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	weeping willow
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)	Salix
Species	Pongo abelii	Salix babylonica

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

weeping willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumatran orangutan	weeping willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

weeping willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Tonga), and South America (5 countries).