Bornean orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Critically endangeredPhoto: user mt7 · CC BY 3.0
Mammalherbivore
The Bornean orangutan is a reddish-haired ape found only on the island of Borneo. Males grow large cheek pads and are bigger than females. Their arms stretch up to 1.5 metres, helping them swing through the trees.
- Males develop large cheek pads called flanges.
- Their arms can reach up to 1.5 metres long.
- They are the largest of the three orangutan species.
RainforestAsia
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Pongo pygmaeus
- Habitat
- Rainforest
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered (CR)
