Orangutan information
Diet, habitat, lifespan, size and speed for the Orangutan, from the Animalsss field guide — with market prices, listings and guides as they arrive.
About Orangutan
Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia. They are now found only in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, but during the Pleistocene they ranged throughout Southeast Asia and South China. Classified in the genus Pongo, orangutans were originally considered to be one species. In 1996, they were divided into two species: the Bornean orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan ; a third species, the Tapanuli orangutan, was identified definitively in 2017. The orangutans are the only surviving members of the subfamily Ponginae, which diverged genetically from the other hominids between 19.3 and 15.7 million years ago.
Orangutan facts & figures
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Pongo pygmaeus
- Diet
- Herbivore (frugivore)
- Habitat
- Rainforest canopy
- A group is called
- Solitary
Conservation status
Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF
Classification
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Mammalia
- Order Primates
- Family Hominidae
- Genus Pongo
- Species Pongo pygmaeus
Source: GBIF
Specs
Typical adult range
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What is the scientific name of the Orangutan?
Pongo pygmaeus. In the GBIF backbone taxonomy it sits in Class Mammalia, Order Primates, Family Hominidae.
Is the Orangutan endangered?
The IUCN Red List category recorded for Pongo pygmaeus is Critically Endangered (CR), read from the Red List category GBIF publishes for that taxon.
How long does an Orangutan live?
35 to 45 years, from the field-guide figures shown on this page.
What does an Orangutan eat?
Herbivore (frugivore). Its usual habitat is rainforest canopy.
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