Organisms

Pongo abelii

A species of orangutan, family HOMINIDAE, found in the forests on the island of Sumatra.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A species of orangutan, family HOMINIDAE, found in the forests on the island of Sumatra.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Orangutan, Sumatran
  • Pongo pygmaeus abeli
  • Pongo pygmaeus abelii
  • Sumatran Orangutan
  • Pongo abelius

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coordinate with APE DISEASES + specific disease /vet

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History Note

2010

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Previous Indexing

  • Pongo pygmaeus (2003-2009)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.400w.112w.400w.635w.050w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pongo abelii. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057080. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057080
  2. Pongo abelii. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_orangutan
  3. Pongo abelii. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543424