Orang-outan de Sumatra vs Orang-outan de Tapanuli

Pongo abelii compared with Pongo tapanuliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orang-outan de Sumatra	Orang-outan de Tapanuli
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus same	Pongo (Orangutans)	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Pongo abelii	Pongo tapanuliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Orang-outan de Sumatra

CR — Critically Endangered

Orang-outan de Tapanuli

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orang-outan de Sumatra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orang-outan de Tapanuli

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.