Sumatran orangutan vs willow-weed

Pongo abelii compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	willow-weed
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)	Persicaria
Species	Pongo abelii	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumatran orangutan	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.