One of the 3 orangutans on WAnimals
Mammals · Primates · Hominidae
Pongo pygmaeus
At extremely high risk of imminent extinction in the wild.
A large arboreal ape with reddish hair, it spends almost its whole life among the trees of the Bornean rainforest.
Weight
30 kg – 90 kg
Size
1 m – 1.4 m
Life expectancy
40 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Very hard
Estimated population
104,700 animals according to the 2016 assessment, against some 230,000 a decade earlier and more than 300,000 in the 1970s; projections pointed to around 47,000 by 2025
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Dimensions.com; New England Primate Conservancy; AboutAnimals; A-Z Animals; Animal Diversity Web; AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); OVAID; PMC (reproductive success study); Ancrenaz et al. 2016, IUCN Red List: recatalogado de En peligro a En peligro crítico por un declive proyectado del 86 % entre 1950 y 2025 (tres generaciones) || IUCN Red List, evaluación de Pongo pygmaeus de 2016 (Ancrenaz et al.)
Best time: April to October
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Bornean Orangutan — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The bornean orangutan is classified as critically endangered. Organisations such as Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS) work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 5 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
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