Sumatran orangutan

The sumatran orangutan is an arboreal, diurnal frugivore, placed at the herbivore trophic level. It is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, a threatened category, and has a gestation period of 259.4 days.

Weight

39.7 kg – 74.6 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

59 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Frugivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

60 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

259 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1.14src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

7 years – 8.04 yearssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

0.22src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

By day (diurnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Arborealsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

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The sumatran orangutan is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderPrimates
5. familyHominidae
6. genusPongo
7. SpeciesPongo abelii Lesson, 1827

Synonyms Pithecus satyrus abongensis, Pithecus satyrus deliensis, Pithecus satyrus langkatensis, Simia gigantica

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

CR, Critically Endangered

Bornean orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

Hominidae

CR, Critically Endangered

Tapanuli orangutan

Pongo tapanuliensis

Hominidae

P

Pongo hooijeri

HominidaeNo free photo yet

P

Pongo weidenreichi

HominidaeNo free photo yet

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@misc{sumatran_orangutan_2026,
  title = {Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sumatran-orangutan},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}