Bornean orangutan

Bornean orangutan
Male
Female with infant both at Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Hominidae
Genus:	Pongo
Species:	P. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Pongo pygmaeus (Linnaeus, 1760)
Subspecies
P. p. morio P. p. pygmaeus P. p. wurmbii
Distribution of Pongo pygmaeus in Borneo
Synonyms
P. agris (Schreber, 1799) P. batangtuensis (Selenka, 1896) P. borneensis Röhrer-Ertl, 1983 P. borneo (Lacépède, 1799) P. brookei (Blyth, 1853) P. curtus (Blyth, 1855) P. dadappensis (Selenka, 1896) P. genepaiensis (Selenka, 1896) P. landakkensis (Selenka, 1896) P. morio (Owen, 1837) P. owenii (Blyth, 1853) P. rantaiensis (Selenka, 1896) P. rufus (Lesson, 1840) P. satyrus (Linnaeus, 1766) [in part] P. skalauensis (Selenka, 1896)> P. sumatranus (Mayer, 1856) P. tuakensis (Selenka, 1896) P. wallichii (Gray, 1871) P. wurmbii (Tiedemann, 1808)

The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) 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. It has a coarse, reddish coat and up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) long arms. It is sexually dimorphic, with females ranging in body length from 1 to 1.2 m (3 ft 3 in to 3 ft 11 in) and males from 1.2 to 1.7 m (3 ft 11 in to 5 ft 7 in).

The Bornean orangutan inhabits Borneo lowland rain forests and Borneo montane rain forests up to an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Its diet includes fruits, seeds, flowers, bird eggs, sap and vines. It is highly intelligent, displaying tool use and distinct cultural patterns. It is critically endangered, with deforestation, palm oil plantations, and hunting posing a serious threat to its survival.