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| STATISTICS |
| GREAT APES IN THE WILD (FAMILY HOMINIDAE) |
| PONGO PYMAEUS 1 |
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BORNEAN ORANGUTAN |
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54,000 Est. |
| Pongo p. pygmaeus |
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3,000 - 4,500 Est. |
| Pongo p. wurmbii |
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35,000 Est. |
| Pongo p. morio |
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15,000 Est. |
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| PONGO ABELLI 1 |
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SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN |
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6,600 Est. |
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| GORILLA GORILLA |
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WESTERN GORILLA |
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94,700 Est. |
| Gorilla g. gorilla |
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Western Lowland gorilla |
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94,500 Est. |
| Gorilla g. diehli |
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Cross River gorilla |
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200 Est. |
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| GORILLA BERINGEI |
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EASTERN GORILLA |
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17,500 Est. |
| Gorilla b. beringei 2 |
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Mountain gorilla |
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700 Est. |
| Gorilla b. graueri |
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Eastern Lowland gorilla |
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16,900 Est.* |
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| PAN TROGLODYTES 3 |
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CHIMPANZEE |
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203,000 Est. |
| Pan t. schweinfurthii |
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Eastern chimpanzee |
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76,400-119,600 Est. |
| Pan t. verus |
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Western chimpanzee |
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21,300-55,600 Est. |
| Pan t. troglodytes |
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Central chimpanzee |
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70,000-116,500 Est. |
| Pan t. vellerosus |
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Nigeria chimpanzee |
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5,000-8,000 Est. |
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| PAN PANISCUS |
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BONOBO |
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20,000 - 50,000 Est. |
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| HOMO SAPIENS |
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HUMAN |
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6 Billion + Est. |
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| *ALERT: Conservation International
press release (March 30, 2004) stated number has declined 70% since
1994 and is currently at 5,000 individuals
Taxonomy credited to Groves, C. P. (2001). Primate
Taxonomy. Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington,
D.C.
Unless otherwise cited below, great ape population
numbers are from Butynski, T.M. (2001) Africa’s Great Apes.
In: Great Apes and Humans: the Ethics of Coexistence.
Beck, B., Stoinski, T.S., Hutchins, M., Maple, T.L., Norton, B.,
Rowan, A., Stevens, E.F. and Arluke, A. (eds.) Smithsonian Institution
Press, Washington, D.C. pp.3-56.
| 1 |
Wich, S.A.; Meijaard, E.; Marshall, A.J.; Husson, S.; Ancrenaz, M.; Lacy, R.C.; van Shaik, C.P.; Sugardjito, J.; Simorangkir, T.; Traylor-Holzer, K.; Doughty, M.; Supriatna, J.; Dennis, R.; Gumal, M.; Knott, C.D. and Singleton, I. (2008) Distribution and Conservation Status of the Orang-utan (Pongo spp.) on Borneo and Sumatra: how many remain? Fauna & Floral International, Oryx, 42(3), 1-11. |
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International (2004) |
| 3 |
This portion of the table was adapted from Butynski, T.M. (2001) and updated in the IUCN West African Chimpanzee Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (2003). |
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