The orangutans (an aa spelled orang-utan, orangutang, or orang-utang)[1] are the three exclusively Asie species o extant great apes. Native tae Indonesie an Malaysie, orangutans are currently foond in anal the rainforests o Borneo an Sumatra.[citation needit]
Quick facts Scientific classification, Teep species ...
| orangutan |
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| Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) |
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Scientific classification  |
| Kinrick: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Cless: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Primates |
| Suborder: |
Haplorhini |
| Faimily: |
Hominidae |
| Subfaimily: |
Ponginae |
| Genus: |
Pongo
Lacépède, 1799 |
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| Teep species |
Pongo borneo
Lacépède, 1799 (= Simia satyrus Linnaeus, 1760) |
| Species |
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Pongo pygmaeus
Pongo abelii
Pongo tapanuliensis
Pongo hooijeri† |
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| Range o the three extant species |
| Synonyms |
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Faunus Oken, 1816
Lophotus Fischer, 1813
Macrobates Billberg, 1828
Satyrus Lesson, 1840 |
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