Bornean orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus · Hominidae

The Bornean orangutan is an orangutan species endemic to the island of Borneo. It belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia and is the largest of the three Pongo species. 5 m long arms.

Where the Bornean orangutan lives

Recorded in Malaysia and Indonesia (Asia).

Most records fall in Sabah, Kalimantan Tengah, Sarawak, Kalimantan Barat, Kalimantan Timur and Sumatera Utara.

See the Bornean orangutan’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Critically endangered (CR). In very great danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 2,597 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.