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Bornean Orangutan

Mammals

A great ape endemic to the island of Borneo, inhabiting lowland and montane rain forest up to about 1,500 metres elevation, and more numerous in the wild than its Sumatran relative despite a shared critically endangered status. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Scientific Name
Pongo pygmaeus 1
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 1
IUCN Red List. Up-listed from Endangered to Critically Endangered in July 2016 as the population fell from over 300,000 in the 1970s to roughly 104,700.
Population Estimate
104,700 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
It has a coarse, reddish coat and up to 1.5 m long arms. It is sexually dimorphic, males are larger than females and develop large cheek pads (flanges). 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hominidae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Ecosystem

Borneo Rainforest, Ecosystems
Source Bornean Orangutan (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Bornean Orangutan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Habitat and Population sections
    The Bornean orangutan inhabits Borneo lowland rain forests and Borneo montane rain forests up to an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
  • Taxobox
  • Conservation status section
    The Bornean orangutan is critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List of mammals.
  • Population section
    The Bornean orangutan is more common than the Sumatran, with about 104,700 individuals in the wild.
  • Wikipedia lead section
    It has a coarse, reddish coat and up to 1.5 m long arms. It is sexually dimorphic, males are larger than females and develop large cheek pads (flanges).
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    A great ape endemic to the island of Borneo, inhabiting lowland and montane rain forest up to about 1,500 metres elevation, and more numerous in the wild than its Sumatran relative despite a shared critically endangered status.
  • In Ecosystem: Borneo Rainforest, Habitat section
    The Bornean orangutan inhabits Borneo lowland rain forests and Borneo montane rain forests up to an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
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Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: HominidaeView the Source
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