Sumatran Orangutan
Conservation status
Critically endangered (IUCN) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Hominidae Subfamily: Ponginae Genus: Pongo Species: P. abelii
Binomial name
Pongo abelii Lesson, 1827

The Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) is the rarer of the two species of orangutans. Living and endemic to Sumatra island of Indonesia, they are smaller than the Bornean Orangutan. The Sumatran Orangutan grows to about 4.6 feet tall and 200 pounds in males. Females are smaller, averaging 3ft and 100 pounds. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1296x1284, 1561 KB) Summary dave 59 took it myself at the Orang rehabilitation centre, Buket Lawang ,Sumatra. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn2. ... . ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in female mammary glands and the presence of hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in the... For the ecclesiastical use of this term, see primate (religion) Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, and apes, including humans. ... Genera The hominids are the members of the biological family Hominidae (the great apes), which includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. ... For the chess opening, see Sokolsky Opening. ... For the chess opening, see Sokolsky Opening. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. ... René Lesson. ... Type species Simia pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1760 Orangutan distribution Species Pongo pygmaeus Pongo abelii The orangutans are two species of great apes known for their intelligence and their long arms and reddish-brown hair. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... Binomial name Pongo pygmaeus (Linnaeus, 1760) The Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. ...

Diet

Compared to the Bornean Orangutan, the Sumatran Orangutan tends to be more frugivorous and especially insectivorous.^[2] Prefered fruits include figs, mongoes and jackfruits. It also will eat bird eggs and small vertebrates. The Sumatran Orangutans spend far less time feeding on the inner bank tree. Binomial name Pongo pygmaeus (Linnaeus, 1760) The Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. ... A frugivore is an animal that feeds on fruit. ... Any organism with a diet that consists chiefly of insects and similar small creatures is an insectivore. ... Species About 800, including: Ficus altissima Ficus americana Ficus aurea Ficus benghalensis- Indian Banyan Ficus benjamina- Weeping Fig Ficus broadwayi Ficus carica- Common Fig Ficus citrifolia Ficus coronata Ficus drupacea Ficus elastica Ficus godeffroyi Ficus grenadensis Ficus hartii Ficus lyrata Ficus macbrideii Ficus macrophylla- Moreton Bay Fig Ficus microcarpa- Chinese... Mongo may refer to subjects within the following categories: A city in Chad; see Mongo, Chad. ...

Juvenile Orangutan

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 467 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (645 × 828 pixel, file size: 103 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Orang-Utan climbing in urban environment photo by Matti Parkkonen from www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 467 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (645 × 828 pixel, file size: 103 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Orang-Utan climbing in urban environment photo by Matti Parkkonen from www. ...

Lifestyle

The female Sumatran Orangutan is more social than it's Bornean counterpart. They give birth when they are about 15 yeas old. Infant Oragutauns will stay close to their mother for up the three years. Even after that they will still associate with them.

Rape is common among orangutans. Subadult males will try to mate with any female, though they probably mostly fail to impregnate them since mature feamle are easily capable of fend them off. Mature females prefer to mate with a mature male

The Sumatran Orangutan is also more arboreal than it's Bornean cousin. This could be because of the presence of large predators like the Sumatran Tiger. It moves through the trees by brachiation. Trinomial name Panthera tigris sumatrae Pocock, 1929 Distribution map The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Lifespan

Orangutan at Schönbrunner Zoo, Vienna, Austria

Both orangutan species are likely to live several decades; the longevity estimate can span for more than 50 years, with the oldest captive orangutan, Ah Meng, being born in 1960.^[3] The average of the first reproducation of P. abelii is around 12.3 years old with no indication of menopause.^[2] Interval birth rates for Sumatran Orangutan were longer than the Bornean ones; the longest reported interval birth rates among the great apes. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 171 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 171 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Ah Meng (born circa 18 June 1960) is a famous female Sumatran Orangutan and a tourism icon of Singapore. ... Menopause is the physiological cessation of menstrual cycles associated with advancing age in women. ... Genera Subfamily Ponginae Pongo - Orangutans Gigantopithecus (extinct) Sivapithecus (extinct) Subfamily Homininae Gorilla - Gorillas Pan - Chimpanzees Homo - Humans Paranthropus (extinct) Australopithecus (extinct) Sahelanthropus (extinct) Ardipithecus (extinct) Kenyanthropus (extinct) Pierolapithecus (extinct) (tentative) The Hominids (Hominidae) are a biological family which includes humans, extinct species of humanlike creatures and the other great apes...

Status

Sumatran Orangutan at Bukit Lawang

In 2002, the World Conservation Union put the species into the IUCN Red List with critically endangered status. A survey in the Lake Toba forests, the area of which indicated their habitats, found only two areas, Bukit Lawang (has been defined as the animal sanctuary) and Gunung Leuser National Park.^[4] The survey estimated only circa 3,500 orangutans still live on Sumatra in 2002. Baby Sumatran Orangutans are often poached as highly prized Zoo Inhabitants, and the poachers often kill the baby's mother as they try to protect their young.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The tourist village of Bukit Lawang is the main access point for the rainforests of the Gunung Leuser National Park. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ... . ... View of Lake Toba Lake Toba is a large lake, 100km long and 30km wide, in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. ... The tourist village of Bukit Lawang is the main access point for the rainforests of the Gunung Leuser National Park. ... An animal sanctuary is a place where animals can come to live and be protected for the rest of their lives. ... Gunung Leuser National Park is a large national park covered 950,000 hectares in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of the provinces of North Sumatra and Aceh. ...

Media publications

NHNZ filmed the Sumatran Orangutan for its show Wild Asia:In the Realm of the Red Ape, it showed one of them using a simple tool, a twig, to pry food from difficult places. There is also a sequence of an animal using a large leaf as an umbrella in a tropical rainstorm. Such tool-using behaviour (see animal cognition) is well documented in other animals, but this film remains unique. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

See also

Indonesia Portal

• Fauna of Indonesia
• Primate
• Ah Meng

Image File history File links Portal. ... The Sumatran Tiger, the smallest tiger subspecies only found in Indonesia The Fauna of Indonesia is consists a high level of biodiversity due to its vast-size and tropical archipelago make-up. ... Families 15, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. ... Ah Meng (born circa 18 June 1960) is a famous female Sumatran Orangutan and a tourism icon of Singapore. ...

References

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (132nd in leap years). ...

External links

• ARKive - images and movies of the Sumatran orang-utan (Pongo abelii)

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