Tapanuli orangutan
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The Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) is a species of orangutan restricted to South Tapanuli in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.[3] It is one of three known species of orangutan, alongside the Sumatran orangutan (P. abelii), found farther northwest on the island, and the Bornean orangutan (P. pygmaeus). It was described as a distinct species in 2017.[4] As of 2018[update], there are roughly 800 individuals of this species and it is currently on the critically endangered species list.[5]
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Tapanuli orangutan | |
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Adult male | |
Adult female Both near Lake Toba | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Hominidae |
Genus: | Pongo |
Species: | P. tapanuliensis |
Binomial name | |
Pongo tapanuliensis Nurcahyo, Meijaard, Nowak, Fredriksson & Groves, 2017[note 1] | |
Approximate location in Sumatra |
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