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The two Orangutan species are the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and the Bornean orangutan (Pongo abelli)
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What is the seientific name for the orangutan?
The orangutans are in the genus Pongo and are split into two species; the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii).
How much does the biggest orange weigh?
There are two species of orangutan, the Bornean orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan. Bornean orangutan can weigh from 110-220 lbs. Sumatran orangutan can weigh from 99-200lbs.
How many chromosomes does an orangutan sperm cell have?
The diploid chromosome number for the orangutan is 48 (two more than man), so an orangutan sperm cell would contain 24 chromosomes.
What is the classification for orangutans?
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: PrimatesFamily: HominidaeSubfamily: PonginaeGenus: PongoThere are two species of orangutan. One is the Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and the other is the Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii.)
Which species of ape is native to Asia?
Orangutans and a few types of gibbon and siamangs.
What is the population of an Orangutan?
There are two species of orangutan. The Bornean orangutan is endangered, and has a population of approximately 45,000 in the wild. The Sumatran orangutan is critically endangered, with about 7,300 individuals that were living in the wild in 2004.
How many legs does an orangutan have?
Orangutans, which are primates, have two arms and two legs. The average female orangutan stands between 2.6 and 3.5 feet tall and weighs 110 pounds.
What is a a female orangutan called?
A female orangutan is called \"orangutan\", just like the male.
What is the species name for the orangutan?
There are two different species of orangutan. One of them, abelii, is the smaller species that lives in Sumatra and Indonesia. The larger species, pigmaeus, is native to Borneo.
What are the five types of great primate?
Assuming you mean Great Ape... Gorilla, Orangutan, Chimpanzee, Bonobo and Human
Is orangutan a noun?
Yes, an orangutan is a noun.
Is a orangutan an invertebrate?
Orangutan is a primate and is a vertebrate.
