Bornean Orangutan

Bornean Orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Maroon Leaf Monkey
VU

Maroon Leaf Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis rubicunda

80–90% · 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

Crab-eating Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca fascicularis

30–40% · Possible
Philippine Slow Loris
VU

Philippine Slow Loris

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nycticebus menagensis

Insufficient data
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
EN

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca nemestrina

10–20% · With luck
Proboscis Monkey
EN

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
60–70
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
10–20
Nov
40–50
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
70–80%
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 46% of visitor-days record a Bornean Orangutan sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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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