Sumatran orangutan vs wormseed

Pongo abelii compared with Artemisia maritima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Sumatran orangutan wormseed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Hominidae (Great Apes) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Pongo (Orangutans) Artemisia
Species Pongo abelii Artemisia maritima

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

wormseed

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Sumatran orangutan wormseed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wormseed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sumatran orangutan

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wormseed

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