What are the different great apes?
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There are currently eight extant species of hominids or great apes. While humans are found worldwide, the other species are primarily found in Africa or Southeastern Asia.
Genus Pongo/Orangutans:
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)
Tapanuli Orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis)
Genus Gorilla/Gorillas:
Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
Genus Pan/Chimpanzees:
Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
Genus Homo/Humans:
Human (Homo sapiens)