Pongo abelii Lesson 1827

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Primates, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 111-184 : 183

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scientific name	Pongo abelii Lesson 1827
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Pongo abelii Lesson 1827 , Manuel de Mammalogie: 32.

Type Locality: Indonesia, Sumatra.

Vernacular Names: Sumatran Orangutan.

Synonyms: Pongo abongensis (Selenka 1896) ; Pongo bicolor (I. Geoffroy 1843) ; Pongo deliensis (Selenka 1896) ; Pongo gigantica (Pearson 1841) ; Pongo langkatensis (Selenka 1896) .

Distribution: Sumatra, NW of Lake Toba ( Indonesia).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I and U.S. ESA as included in P. pygmaeus ; IUCN – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: On the nomenclature, see Groves and Holthuis (1985). Reviewed by Groves (1971 a, Mammalian Species, 4). Considered a species separate from P. pygmaeus by Groves (2001 c), who summarized several previous sources suggesting this.