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Sumatran Orangutan

Mammals

The Sumatran orangutan is a great ape found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, one of three recognized orangutan species alongside the Bornean and Tapanuli orangutans. It is generally more slender than its Bornean relative, with a longer face and a coat of reddish fur, and it spends more of its time in the trees, rarely descending to the ground. Sumatran orangutans are largely solitary, feed mainly on fruit supplemented by leaves, bark and insects, and are known for sophisticated tool use, including using sticks to extract insects or seeds. Confined to rapidly shrinking forest habitat due to logging and conversion of land for agriculture, the species is classified as critically endangered.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Frugivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 4
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 4
Living or Extinct
Yes 5
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.
Scientific Name
Pongo abelii 1
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 1
Population Estimate
13,846 1
As of 2017 estimate cited in the article's Behaviour and ecology section.
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Compared to the Bornean species, Sumatran orangutans are thinner and have longer faces; their hair is longer and has a paler red color. 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hominidae, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pongo abelii

In Ecosystem

Sumatran Lowland Rainforest, Ecosystems

Characteristic canopy-dwelling primate of the Sumatran lowland rainforest.

Source Sumatran Lowland Rain Forests (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

South Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Sumatran Orangutan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Scientific classification infobox
    Pongo abelii
  • Conservation status infobox
    Critically Endangered
  • Behaviour and ecology section, 2017 population sentence
    As of 2017, the Sumatran orangutan species only has approximately 13,846 remaining members in its population.
  • Description section, comparison sentence
    Compared to the Bornean species, Sumatran orangutans are thinner and have longer faces; their hair is longer and has a paler red color.
  • Category: Fauna listed on CITES Appendix I
View the Source
2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. Sumatran Orangutan (Wikipedia)
found only in the north of the Indonesian island of SumatraView the Source
4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pongo abelii
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive Impacts
    Positive Impacts pet trade pet trade research and education
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts injures humans carries human disease
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix I
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
    rainforest rainforest
View the Source
5. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Sumatran Orangutan
Wikidata Q543424, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Sumatran Lowland Rain Forests (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Sumatran Lowland Rainforest, Fauna sectionView the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: HominidaeView the Source
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