Pongo pygmaeus (Linnaeus 1760)

[Simia] pygmaeus Linnaeus 1760, Amoenit. Acad., Vol. 6: 68.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Kalimantan, Landak River.

Vernacular Names: Bornean Orangutan.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Pongo pygmaeus subsp. pygmaeus Linnaeus 1760

Subspecies Pongo pygmaeus subsp. morio Owen 1837

Subspecies Pongo pygmaeus subsp. wurmbii Tiedemann 1808

Distribution: Borneo, except the southeast.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA and IUCN – Endangered as P. pygmaeus, P. p. pygmaeus, and P. p. wurmbii.

Discussion: On the nomenclature, see Groves and Holthuis (1985). Reviewed by Groves (1971 a, Mammalian Species, 4).