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Pongo abelii (Sumatran orangutan)

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Taxonomy
Pongo abelii was named by Lesson (1827). It is extant.

It was recombined as Simia abelii by Fischer (1829); it was recombined as Pithecus satyrus abelii by Owen (1853); it was recombined as Simia satyrus abelii by Chasen (1940).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Pongo abelii Lesson
1829Simia abelii Fischer p. 10
1853Pithecus satyrus abelii Owen p. 757
1940Simia satyrus abelii Chasen p. 62
1942Pongo abelii Miller, Jr. p. 133
2001Pongo abelii Groves
2006Pongo abelii Taylor p. 378

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyHominoideaGray 1825
familyHominidaeGray 1825
subfamilyPonginaeElliot 1913
tribePongini
genusPongoLacépède 1799
speciesabeliiLesson 1827

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Pongo abelii Lesson 1827 [Sumatran orangutan]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: frugivoreg
Diet 2: folivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-20 17:27:11
Modified: 2012-05-20 02:27:11
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Taylor 2006, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991
Collections
No collection or age range data are available