Bornean orangutan vs Sumatran orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus compared with Pongo abelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean orangutan	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Primates (영장목)	Primates (영장목)
Family same	Hominidae (Great Apes)	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus same	Pongo (Orangutans)	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Pongo pygmaeus	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean orangutan and Sumatran orangutan share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pongo. (Orangutans)

Conservation Status

Bornean orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~104.7K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean orangutan	Sumatran orangutan
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	35 years	—
Average Length	1.4 m	—
Average Weight	75.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean orangutan

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bornean orangutan

세계에서 가장 큰 수상 포유류인 보르네오오랑우탄(Pongo pygmaeus)은 최대 90kg의 무게로 보르네오 우림 캐노피에서 대부분의 삶을 보냅니다. 단독 생활하며 반유목민적으로, 나무에 야간 수면 둥지를 만들고 과일, 잎, 무척추동물을 찾아다닙니다. 팜오일 확장으로 인한 삼림 벌채와 불법 사냥으로 인해 지난 60년 동안 개체수가 50% 이상 감소한 심각한위기(CR) 종입니다.