Pongo abelii Lesson 1827 (Sumatran orangutan)

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Alternative combinations: Pithecus satyrus abelii, Simia abelii, Simia satyrus abelii

Belongs to Pongo according to Groves 2001

See also Fischer 1829, Miller 1942 and Owen 1853

Sister taxa: Pongo hooijeri, Pongo pygmaeus, Pongo tapanuliensis

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pongo abelii in the database

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