Bornean Orangutan
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Bornean Orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
43 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is an orangutan species endemic to the island of Borneo. It belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia and is the largest of the three Pongo species. It has a coarse, reddish coat and up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) long arms. It is sexually dimorphic — males are larger than females and develop large cheek pads (flanges). The Bornean orangutan inhabits Borneo lowland rain forests and Borneo montane rain forests up to an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Its diet includes fruits, seeds, flowers, bird eggs, sap and vines. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Orangutan sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Maroon Leaf Monkey
VU Endemic

Maroon Leaf Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis rubicunda

70–80% · Very likely
Horsfield's Tarsier
VU

Horsfield's Tarsier

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cephalopachus bancanus

30–40% · Possible
North Bornean Gray Gibbon
EN

North Bornean Gray Gibbon

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Hylobates funereus

30–40% · Possible
Crab-eating Macaque
EN Endemic

Crab-eating Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca fascicularis

30–40% · Possible
Philippine Slow Loris
VU

Philippine Slow Loris

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nycticebus menagensis

20–30% · Possible
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
EN

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca nemestrina

10–20% · With luck
Proboscis Monkey
EN Endemic

Proboscis Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Nasalis larvatus

Insufficient data
Silvered Leaf Monkey
VU

Silvered Leaf Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus cristatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
5–10
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
60–70%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bornean Orangutan in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Bornean Orangutan sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bornean Orangutan in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

January has the highest sighting rate for Bornean Orangutan in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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