The agile gibbon, also called the black-handed gibbon, is a tailless Old World primate of the gibbon family found in Sumatra in Indonesia, in Malaysia, and in southern Thailand. Its fur ranges from black to red-brown with a white brow, and males can be identified by white or light-grey cheeks; males are also slightly larger than females. It typically weighs 4 to 6 kilograms, averaging around 5 kilograms, though captive individuals can reach 8 kilograms, and its head and body length measures 44 to 63.5 centimeters. The species is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and included in CITES Appendix I, threatened primarily by habitat destruction and the illegal pet trade.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceThe agile gibbon has fur varying in color from black to red-brown. The brow is white, and the male can be recognized by his white or light-grey cheeks. 1 Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Agile Gibbon
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates agilis
Open Questions
Source Agile Gibbon (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Agile Gibbon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead sentence
The agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis), also called the black-handed gibbon, is an Old World primate, and is a part of the gibbon family.
Lead section
As appointed by the IUCN Red List, this species is endangered, and mainly due to the destruction of their habitat and pet trade.
Description section
The agile gibbon has fur varying in color from black to red-brown. The brow is white, and the male can be recognized by his white or light-grey cheeks.
- Category: Fauna listed on CITES Appendix I
View the Source 2. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates agilis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHabitat Regions, Hylobates agilis
Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix I
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
rainforest rainforest
View the Source 4. GBIF Species API
5. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Mammal row, columns Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal
Hylobates agilis Hylobatidae 10 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 20 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1
Row: hylobates agilis
820 Hylobates agilis Hylobatidae 10 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 20 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 5650 Ref_117 1
View the Source 6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Hylobates agilis
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traitsQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 49 years (captivity)
Wikidata: Agile Gibbon
Child Taxon Of: Hylobates, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikipedia: Gibbon
Child Taxon Of: Hylobatidae, LeadQuote, Child Taxon Of: Hylobatidae, Lead
apes in the family Hylobatidae
Open Questions (1 open question)
What is the wild population size of the agile gibbon?
The cited Wikipedia source states the species is endangered due to habitat loss and the pet trade but gives no population count or estimate range anywhere in the article.
What would resolve this An IUCN Red List assessment or field census stating a total or estimated range-wide population figure for the agile gibbon.
Primatology / wildlife population ecologyAgile Gibbon (Wikipedia)
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