Sumatran Orangutan
Pongo abelii

The orangutan is a large animal with a hefty appetite for fruit, requiring a large home range of fruit-producing forest habitat. Unfortunately, much of the forest is being destroyed, primarily through commercial logging. Current measures of habitat protection and management must strengthen to save this endangered species from extinction.

Fact File

Weight: Male 130 to 200 lbs; Female 88 to 110 lbs

Height: 3.8 to 4.5 ft

Lifespan: Up to 35 yrs in wild

Habitat: Lowland tropical rainforest

Diet: Fruit, shoots, bark, insects, vines, bird eggs and small vertebrates

Status: Species at Risk (IUCN—Critically endangered)