Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii Critically endangered
Where the Sumatran orangutan lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 60 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See great apes on the world map
| Scientific name | Pongo abelii |
|---|---|
| Group | Great apes |
| Status | Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Primates |
| Family | Hominidae |
Where does the Sumatran orangutan live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sumatran orangutan in 1 country or territory across Asia.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Sumatran orangutan endangered?
The Sumatran orangutan’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Sumatran orangutan?
The Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Hominidae, genus Pongo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Sumatran orangutan
The Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is one of the three species of orangutans. Critically endangered, and found only in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, it is rarer than the Bornean orangutan but more common than the recently identified Tapanuli orangutan, also found in Sumatra.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sumatran orangutan (revision 1374201098), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q543424 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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