Right now their habitats in Indonesia and Malaysia are being destroyed by intensive logging. "Unfortunately, rats follow in the wake of human activity, so this increases the danger to orangutans."
因為牠們在印尼、馬來西亞賴以生存的熱帶雨林，正面臨大規模開發砍伐，自然棲地被人為活動嚴重切割，「很不幸的，這些人為活動都會大量引進老鼠，可能因此讓牠們身陷危機。」