SPECIES
Bornean orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
In Borneo’s forests, an orangutan can spend almost its entire life among the branches.
An orangutan navigates its forest by branch and trunk. The fruit it eats also helps move forest seeds from place to place.
What does a Bornean orangutan eat?
fruit, leaves and other plants
Where does a Bornean orangutan live?
Borneo
A gardener above the ground
Orangutans spread the seeds of the plants they eat, helping maintain forest regeneration.
The forests of Borneo
Bornean orangutans live in lowland, swamp and other tropical forests on the island of Borneo.
What forest conversion breaks
Conversion of forest to plantations and other land uses isolates orangutan habitat.
Sources
Records of where it has been seen come live from GBIF; observed interactions from GloBI. Draft — not yet reviewed by a person.