Pongo pygmaeus

(Linnaeus, 1760)

Bornean Orangutan

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Parvorder : Catarrhini
Superfamily : Hominoidea
Family : Hominidae
Subfamily : Ponginae
Genus : Pongo

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1760. Anthropomorpha. Amoenitates Academicae 6:63-76.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2031474

Original name as described

Simia pygmaeus

Other common names

Northeast Bornean Orangutan · Northwest Bornean Orangutan · Southwest Bornean Orangutan

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Indonesia, Kalimantan, Landak River.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000722

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pan vetus

(G. S. Miller, 1915)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

vetus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:E 594

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30148576

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Boreopithecus dawsoni

(Friederichs, 1932)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

dawsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:E 594

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

199-262

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Anatomie und Entwicklungsgeschichte

Simia pygmaeus

(Linnaeus, 1760)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2031474

Authority publication

Amoenitates Academicae

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Simia Agrias

(von Schreber, 1797)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

agrias

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 2C

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059856

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Satyras Knekias

(A. Mayer, 1856)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

knekias

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7083691

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Pygmaeus edwardi

(Sherborn, 1902)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

edwardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

320, 801, 1169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14576354 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14576835

Authority publication

Cambridge

Simia troglodyta

(Linnaeus, 1760)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

troglodytus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2031478

Authority publication

Amoenitates Academicae

Troglodyta bontii

(Sherborn, 1902)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

bontii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

137, 1000, 1190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14576171 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14577034

Authority publication

Cambridge

Pongo borneo

de Lacépède, 1799

Family

Hominidae

Root name

borneo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN A 10722

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pongo Wurmbii

Tiedemann, 1808

Family

Hominidae

Root name

wurmbii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN A 10722

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

329

Authority publication

Landshut

Name usages

Lesson (1827:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Pongo borneensis

Röhrer-Ertl, 1983

Family

Hominidae

Root name

borneensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN A 10722

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

307

Authority publication

Spixiana

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia pongo

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

pongo

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-A10722

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/ac-a10722

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637181

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Simia Wallichii

(P. Gervais, 1838)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

wallichii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-AC-A517

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/ac-a517

Authority publication

Paris

Simia Morio

(R. Owen, 1837)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

morio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860076

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Blyth (1863:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Simia crossii

(J. A. Wagner, 1839)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

crossii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

409-413

Authority publication

Gelehrte Anzeigen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München

Simia hendrikzii

(J. A. Wagner, 1839)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

hendrikzii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

409-413

Authority publication

Gelehrte Anzeigen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München

Pithecus brookei

(E. Blyth, 1853)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

brookei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 11723, ZSI 11727

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

375 (footnote)

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus owenii

(E. Blyth, 1853)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

owenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZSI 11805

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

375 (footnote)

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Simia straussii

(J. A. Wagner, 1839)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

straussii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

409-413

Authority publication

Gelehrte Anzeigen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München

Pithecus satyrus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

satyrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207462

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518524) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Smith (1842:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Pongo pygmaeus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Hominidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:243) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17975) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000722) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17975/259043172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pongo pygmaeus morio

Groves, 2005

Family

Hominidae

Root name

morio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus

Groves, 2005

Family

Hominidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii

Groves, 2005

Family

Hominidae

Root name

wurmbii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:844) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Simia satyrus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

satyrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

partially_suppressed

Authority page

25

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033817

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Goldfuss (1809:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  5. Fitzinger (1855:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  6. Blyth (1863:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Simia satyrus

(Linnaeus, 1766)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

satyrus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946230

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Ourangus outangus

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1777)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

outangus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

399

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53966204

Authority publication

Leiden

Simia Focko

(Link, 1795)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

focko

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272935

Authority publication

Rostock

Pongo Vurmbii

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812

Family

Hominidae

Root name

vurmbii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499283

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Satyrus rufus

(Lesson, 1840)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

rufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9358231

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:2) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus curtus

(E. Blyth, 1855)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

curtus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

525

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40268823

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Satyrus sundaicus-borneensis

(A. Mayer, 1856)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

borneensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

282

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7083691

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Satyrus morio

(Haeckel, 1866)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

morio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

cl (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15099147

Authority publication

Berlin

Satyrus orang

(Haeckel, 1866)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

orang

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

cl (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15099147

Authority publication

Berlin

Simia Wallichii

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

wallichii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994502

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus satyrus batangtuensis

(E. Selenka, 1896)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

batangtuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

384

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29351937

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus satyrus dadappensis

(E. Selenka, 1896)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

dadappensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

384

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29351937

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus satyrus genepaiensis

(E. Selenka, 1896)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

genepaiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

385

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29351938

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus satyrus landakkensis

(E. Selenka, 1896)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

landakkensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

384

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29351937

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus satyrus rantaiensis

(E. Selenka, 1896)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

rantaiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

385

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29351938

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus satyrus skalauensis

(E. Selenka, 1896)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

skalauensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

385

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29351938

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Pithecus satyrus tuakensis

(E. Selenka, 1896)

Family

Hominidae

Root name

tuakensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

385

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29351938

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

agris

Groves, 2005

Family

Hominidae

Root name

agris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

184

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

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