Bornean orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

Mammalia · Primates · Hominidae

Fig. 1. Bornean orangutan

Fig. 2. Range

Length or height	Standing about 1.2-1.5 m
Weight	About 30-90 kg
Food	Mostly fruit
Lifespan	About 35-45 years
Society	Mostly solitary; mothers with young
Habitat	tropical rainforest
Range	Asia
Wild or tame	Wild

The world's largest tree-dwelling animal. Mothers raise one baby for about seven to eight years.

Observe: Watch nest-building with sacks or straw, and careful problem-solving.

Modern data

Status today

CRCritically endangered AZA SAFE: Orangutan status to verify

Conservation	Critically endangered; palm oil plantations replaced much of its forest.
Keeper's note	Orangutans get high climbing frames and materials to build nests.
Kingdom · phylum	Animalia · Chordata
Genus	Pongo

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

See it elsewhere in the museum

For classes

Lessons: The Primate Learning Lab: Open the field notebookPreviewThe Primate Learning Lab: Watch one primatePreviewThe Primate Learning Lab: The stick in the termite moundPreview

Drawer: Zoo: Primates

Quiz: Primates quiz · 5 questions