Orang-után vs Orangután de Sumatra

Pongo pygmaeus compared with Pongo abelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orang-után	Orangután de Sumatra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus same	Pongo (Orangutans)	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Pongo pygmaeus	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

Orang-után and Orangután de Sumatra share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pongo. (Orangutans)

Vista Genus: Pongo

Conservation Status

Orang-után

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~104.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Orangután de Sumatra

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orang-után	Orangután de Sumatra
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	35 years	—
Average Length	1.4 m	—
Average Weight	75.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orang-után

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 spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Orangután de Sumatra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orang-után

El mamífero arborícola más grande del mundo; los orangutanes de Borneo pesan hasta 90 kg y pasan la mayor parte de sus vidas en el dosel de la selva tropical de Borneo. Solitarios y semi-nómadas, construyen nidos nocturnos en los árboles y buscan frutas, hojas e invertebrados. En Peligro Crítico, con poblaciones que han disminuido más del 50% en los últimos 60 años debido a la deforestación por la expansión del aceite de palma y la caza ilegal.