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![Photograph of Tapanuli orangutan: Frontal view of Pongo tapanuliensis Morphobank media number: M435788 See "paratypes" section of [1]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F6%2F65%2FPongo_tapanuliensis.jpg%3Futm_source%3Den.wikipedia.org%26utm_campaign%3Dimageinfo%26utm_content%3Dthumbnail_unscaled&w=3840&q=75)
Animal profile
Pongo tapanuliensis
The Tapanuli orangutan is the third and most recently named orangutan species, restricted to a single upland forest block. It has frizzier hair, a smaller head and flatter cheek flanges than its northern neighbours. Its total range is smaller than many city districts.