|Distribution in Indonesia| P. agris (Schreber, 1799) The
Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, is a species of orangutan
native to the island of Borneo. Together with the Sumatran
orangutan, it belongs to the only genus of great apes native to
Asia. Like the other great apes, orangutans are highly
intelligent, displaying advanced tool use and distinct cultural
patterns in the wild. Orangutans share approximately 97% of
their DNA with humans. The Bornean orangutan is an endangered
species, with deforestation, palm oil plantations and hunting
posing a serious threat to its continued existence. The Bornean
orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan diverged about 400,000
years ago, with a continued low level of gene flow between them
since then. The two orangutan species were considered merely
subspecies until 1996; they were elevated to species following
sequencing of their mitochondrial DNA. - Northwest Bornean
orangutan P. p. pygmaeus – Sarawak (Malaysia) & northern West
Kalimantan (Indonesia) - Central Bornean orang