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Northern Buffed-cheeked Gibbon

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The northern buffed-cheeked gibbon, scientifically Nomascus annamensis and described in 2010, inhabits humid subtropical and seasonal tropical forest across Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Males have a primarily black pelt that glistens silver in sunlight, a lighter brown chest, and deep golden-orange cheeks with a prominent crest, while females lack the crest and are orange-beige in color. It closely resembles the yellow-cheeked gibbon in appearance. Its holotype specimen is held at the Zoological Museum of Vietnam National University in Hanoi. It is listed as Endangered under IUCN criteria and protected under CITES Appendix I.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Nomascus annamensis 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 1
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Nomascus, Taxa
Source Northern Buffed-cheeked Gibbon (Wikidata)
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1. Wikipedia: Northern buffed-cheeked gibbon
Wikipedia
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 351802
    Its habitat is in the humid subtropical and seasonal tropical forests of these countries.
  • Introduction
    It is listed as Endangered under IUCN criteria and protected under CITES Appendix I.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Northern Buffed-cheeked Gibbon (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q1350378 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Nomascus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q990943 (Nomascus)
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