| SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON NAME: | orangutan, orang-utan | | KINGDOM: | Animalia | | PHYLUM: | Chordata | | CLASS: | Mammalia | | ORDER: | Primates | | FAMILY: | Pongidae | | GENUS SPECIES: | Pongo (gorilla/orangutan) pygmaeus (small, dwarfish) pygmaeus | |
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| DESCRIPTION: | The only great ape from Asia; formerly two subspecies: Bornean (P. p. pygmaeus) has a round face with dark red coat; Sumatran (P. p. Abelii), which has now been elevated to a full species has a long narrow face with paler longer hair. | | MALE | Adult males of both species have large cheek flaps. | |
| SIZE: |
| | MALE | 0.97 m (3.2 ft) | | FEMALE | 0.78 m (2.6 ft) | |
| WEIGHT: |
| | MALE | 90 kg (198 lbs) | | FEMALE | 50 kg (110 lbs) | |
| DIET: | 60% fruit and other plant materials including leaves, bark, flowers, and nuts, occasionally insects and small mammals | |
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| SEXUAL MATURITY: | 7-10 years | |
| LIFE SPAN: | Up to 50 years | |
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| HABITAT: | Primary lowland swamp and primary rainforest | |
| POPULATION: | GLOBAL | Unknown | |
| STATUS: | IUCN | Not listed | | CITES | Appendix I | | USFWS | Endangered | |
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