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Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)Critically endangered

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Mammalherbivore

The Sumatran orangutan is a critically endangered ape that lives only in the forests of northern Sumatra. It's one of three orangutan species, and while it's less common than its Bornean cousin, it's not as rare as the Tapanuli orangutan found in the same region.

  • Lives exclusively in northern Sumatra's forests.
  • One of only three orangutan species in the world.
  • More numerous than Tapanuli orangutans but rarer than Bornean orangutans.
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At a glance

Classification
Mammal
Scientific name
Pongo abelii
Habitat
Rainforest, Forest
Regions in this directory
Asia
Diet
herbivore
Relative size
large
IUCN Red List
Critically Endangered (CR)
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