Rarest Species of Ape — All 33 Answers Ranked by Rarity

33 ape species are accepted answers for “Name a species of ape”. Lufengpithecus hudienensis is the rarest species of ape in this ranking, with 39 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Ankarapithecus meteai is the second-rarest with 118 monthly Wikipedia views, 3.03× the figure for Lufengpithecus hudienensis. Bonobo is the most common species of ape in this ranking, with 538,268 monthly Wikipedia views, 13,802× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 33 answers: 2,125,932. Lufengpithecus hudienensis is under 0.1% of that total. 7 answers are Epic or Legendary: Lufengpithecus hudienensis (Legendary), Ankarapithecus meteai (Legendary), Ugandapithecus major (Legendary), and 4 more.

Quick answer

Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

33 answers to “Name a species of ape”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank	Answer	Tier	Rarity	Monthly Wikipedia views
1	Lufengpithecus hudienensis on Wikipedia	Legendary	1.000	39
2	Ankarapithecus meteai on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.969	118
3	Ugandapithecus major on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.938	166
4	Western grey gibbon on Wikipedia	Epic	0.906	2,890
5	Northern buffed-cheeked gibbon on Wikipedia	Epic	0.875	3,162
6	Eastern grey gibbon on Wikipedia	Epic	0.844	3,474
7	Kloss's gibbon on Wikipedia	Epic	0.813	4,434
8	Southern white-cheeked gibbon on Wikipedia	Rare	0.781	4,670
9	Bornean white-bearded gibbon on Wikipedia	Rare	0.750	4,983
10	Pongo grovesei on Wikipedia	Rare	0.719	5,504
11	Müller's gibbon on Wikipedia	Rare	0.688	5,903
12	Skywalker hoolock gibbon on Wikipedia	Rare	0.656	6,117
13	Eastern hoolock gibbon on Wikipedia	Rare	0.625	6,451
14	Yellow-cheeked gibbon on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.594	7,606
15	Eastern black crested gibbon on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.563	7,735
16	Pileated gibbon on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.531	9,086
17	Black crested gibbon on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.500	9,162
18	Silvery gibbon on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.469	10,393
19	Agile gibbon on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.438	10,440
20	Western hoolock gibbon on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.406	11,598
21	Dali Man on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.375	12,769
22	Northern white-cheeked gibbon on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.344	17,705
23	Hainan black crested gibbon on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.313	21,032
24	Lar gibbon on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.281	53,443
25	Siamang on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.250	63,753
26	Tapanuli orangutan on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.219	82,421
27	Sumatran orangutan on Wikipedia	Common	0.188	97,433
28	Eastern gorilla on Wikipedia	Common	0.156	97,904
29	Western gorilla on Wikipedia	Common	0.125	139,665
30	Bornean orangutan on Wikipedia	Common	0.094	147,453
31	Homo sapiens on Wikipedia	Common	0.063	218,819
32	Chimpanzee on Wikipedia	Common	0.031	521,336
33	Bonobo on Wikipedia	Common	0.000	538,268

FAQ

What is the rarest species of ape?

Lufengpithecus hudienensis is the rarest species of ape in this ranking, with 39 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species of ape are there?

There are 33 species of ape in this ranking, from Lufengpithecus hudienensis (rarest) to Bonobo (most common).

What is the most common species of ape?

Bonobo is the most common species of ape in this ranking, with 538,268 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.