Bornean orang-utan  (Pongo pygmaeus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Hominidae
Genus Pongo (1)
Size Female: 40 - 50 kg (2)
Male: 60 - 90 kg (2)
Female head-body length: 78 cm (2)
Male head-body length: 97 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). Subspecies: Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus (west Bornean orang-utan), P. p. wurmbii (southern Bornean orang-utan) and P. p. morio (north-eastern Bornean orang-utan) are all classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).