vs Orang-outan de Sumatra

Nitzschia angularis compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Orang-outan de Sumatra is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Orang-outan de Sumatra
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Nitzschia	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Nitzschia angularis	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Orang-outan de Sumatra

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Orang-outan de Sumatra
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Orang-outan de Sumatra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.