Hoolock is a genus of gibbons in the family Hylobatidae, comprising three species native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar and southwestern China. As the second-largest living gibbons after the siamang, they measure 60 to 90 centimeters and weigh 6 to 9 kilograms, with males displaying black fur and white brows and females a grey-brown coat. The genus name comes from a language of Assam; Myanmar holds the most significant populations of all three species, and the western and Skywalker hoolock gibbons are assessed as endangered while the eastern hoolock gibbon is assessed as vulnerable. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Eastern hoolock gibbon (Wikidata)
Source Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon (Wikidata)
Source Western hoolock gibbon (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bangladesh, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: China, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Myanmar, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ303166, descriptionView the Source 2. Hoolock gibbon (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The hoolock gibbons are three primate species of genus Hoolock in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae, native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India, Myanmar, and Southwest China.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Hoolock
Wikidata Q303166, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Western hoolock gibbon (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Western Hoolock Gibbon, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q303166 (Hoolock)View the Source Eastern hoolock gibbon (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Eastern Hoolock Gibbon, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q303166 (Hoolock)View the Source Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q303166 (Hoolock)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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