The northern white-cheeked gibbon, scientifically Nomascus leucogenys, is found today only in northern Vietnam and northern Laos; it was formerly also known from Yunnan province in southern China but was confirmed extinct there in 2013. It shows marked sexual dimorphism: males have black fur with white cheek patches and a prominent head tuft, while females are reddish-tan with a dark crest running from crown to nape. The species averages about 7.5 kilograms, with captive individuals tending to be larger, and like other members of its genus has unusually long arms even for a gibbon, 1.2 to 1.4 times the length of its legs. It is closely related to the southern white-cheeked gibbon, and females of the two species are nearly indistinguishable. Its genome was sequenced and published in 2011. It is classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and listed on CITES Appendix I.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Nomascus, Taxa Source Northern white-cheeked gibbon (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Northern white-cheeked gibbon (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q998141 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Nomascus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q990943 (Nomascus)
View the Source 3. Wikipedia: Northern White-cheeked Gibbon
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameterQuote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = CR
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