Agile gibbon

This article is about the agile gibbon endemic to Sumatra and the Malaysian peninsula. For the Bornean agile gibbon, see Bornean white-bearded gibbon.

Agile gibbon[1]
A male agile gibbon
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hylobates
Species:
H. agilis
Binomial name
Hylobates agilis
F. Cuvier, 1821
Agile gibbon range
Synonyms
  • albo griseus Ludeking, 1862
  • albo nigrescens Ludeking, 1862
  • rafflei É. Geoffroy, 1828
  • unko Lesson, 1829
Hylobates agilis singing
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The agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis), also called the black-handed gibbon, is an Old World primate, and is a part of the gibbon family. It is native to Indonesia, specifically, on the island of Sumatra. The agile gibbon can also be found in Malaysia, and southern Thailand. As appointed by the IUCN Red List, this species is endangered, and mainly due to the destruction of their habitat and pet trade.[4]

  1. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Species Hylobates agilis". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Geissmann, T.; Nijman, V.; Boonratana, R.; Brockelman, W.; Roos, C.; Nowak, M.G. (2020). "Hylobates agilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T10543A17967655. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T10543A17967655.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ Parks, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4 0 International Thai National. "Hylobates agilis, Agile gibbon". Thai National Parks. Retrieved 2024-02-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)