Sumatran orang-utan  (Pongo abelii)

Range

Evidence from the fossil record suggests that orang-utans were previously widespread throughout South East Asia. Today, however, the Sumatran orang-utan is found only in the north of this island in the Indonesian archipelago (5).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Inhabits lowland tropical rainforests and swamps up to 800 meters above sea level (1) (7).

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