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    The Bornean orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan diverged about 400,000 years ago, with a continued low level of … See more

    Bornean orangutan - Wikipedia

    • The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is a species of orangutan endemic to the island of Borneo. Together with the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) and Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), it belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia. It is the largest of the three species of orangutans. Like the other great apes, orangutans are highly intelli… See more

    DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    Physical description

    The Bornean orangutan is the third-largest ape after the western gorilla, and the largest truly arboreal (or tree-dwelling) extant ape. Body weights broadly overlap with the considerably taller Homo sapiens, but the latter is con… See more

    Habitat and distribution

    The Bornean orangutan lives in tropical rain forests in the Bornean lowlands, as well as montane rain forests in mountainous areas up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level. This species lives throughout the canopy of … See more

     
  1. The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is a species of orangutan endemic to the island of Borneo. Together with the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) and Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), it belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia. It is the largest of the three species of orangutans.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornean_orangutan
    The Bornean orangutan is one of three orangutan species on the planet, and it is native to the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Like other orangutans, Bornean orangutans are known for their shaggy red or orange coats that cover nearly their whole body, though their face, ears, palms, and the soles of their feet have no hair.
    www.ifaw.org/animals/bornean-orangutans
    Bornean orangutan populations have declined by more than 50% over the past 60 years, and the species' habitat has been reduced by at least 55% over the past 20 years. The Bornean orangutan differs in appearance from the Sumatran orangutan, with a broader face and shorter beard and also slightly darker in color.
    www.worldwildlife.org/species/bornean-orangutan
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