Sumatran orangutan vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Pongo abelii compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumatran orangutan	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Pongo (Orangutans)	Sargus
Species	Pongo abelii	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Sumatran orangutan and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumatran orangutan	Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.