diff --git a/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/xref_config.ini b/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/xref_config.ini
index 501a65831a2b5588606f12b08d2397b21582908a..5a2a094cdc541d367c520509d6f5e4d7f5807984 100644
--- a/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/xref_config.ini
+++ b/misc-scripts/xref_mapping/xref_config.ini
@@ -5248,7 +5248,7 @@ source 		= ArrayExpress::MULTI
 
 [species pongo_abelii]
 taxonomy_id     = 9601
-aliases         = pongopygmaeus, ppygmaeus, orangutan, orang, pongo_abelii, pabelii
+aliases         = pongopygmaeus, pongo pygmaeus, ppygmaeus, orangutan, orang, pongo_abelii, pabelii
 source          = EntrezGene::MULTI
 source          = GO::MULTI
 source          = goslim_goa::MULTI