genus
Pongo
Pongo is a genus in the family Hominidae. This database currently files 5 species under it, 3 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 5
- Threatened
- 3
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 60%
- Weight range
- 37 kg – 39.7 kg
Best-known members of Pongo
Ranked by popularity score.
Bornean orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Sumatran orangutan
Pongo abelii
Tapanuli orangutan
Pongo tapanuliensis
How threatened is Pongo?
3 of 5 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 3 | 100% |
All species in Pongo
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bornean orangutan | Pongo pygmaeus | Hominidae | Critically Endangered | 37 kg | Not recorded |
| Sumatran orangutan | Pongo abelii | Hominidae | Critically Endangered | 39.7 kg | Not recorded |
| Tapanuli orangutan | Pongo tapanuliensis | Hominidae | Critically Endangered | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pongo hooijeri | Hominidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pongo weidenreichi | Hominidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |