Critically EndangeredBornean Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
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Mammals · Primates · Hominidae
Pongo tapanuliensis
At extremely high risk of imminent extinction in the wild.
The Tapanuli orangutan was described as a species in its own right in 2017, becoming the seventh known great ape and, immediately, the most threatened on the planet. The entire population, of fewer than 800 animals, survives in some 1,100 square kilometres of forest in the Batang Toru ecosystem, in northern Sumatra. It is told apart from the Sumatran orangutan by a smaller skull, curlier, cinnamon-coloured hair, and a long call of higher pitch and longer duration. Adult males develop large flat cheek pads.
Weight
35 kg – 90 kg
Size
1.2 m – 1.5 m
Life expectancy
45 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
Fewer than 800 individuals
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongo_tapanuliensis
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The tapanuli orangutan is classified as critically endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society 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.
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