The eastern grey gibbon, also called the northern grey gibbon and scientifically Hylobates funereus, is a primate of the gibbon family endemic to northeastern Borneo, found across Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei, from Sabah south to the Mahakam River and west to Baram in Sarawak. It was previously grouped with the western grey gibbon and southern grey gibbon as a single species, and the three can still interbreed where their ranges overlap, though they are now recognized as distinct species. It is listed as Endangered by the IUCN and included in CITES Appendix I, threatened by forest loss, wildfires linked to El Nino events, illegal hunting, and capture for the pet trade.
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System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
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Source Eastern Grey Gibbon (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source GBIF: Hylobates funereus
Source GBIF: Hylobates funereus
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1. GBIF: Hylobates funereus
GBIFDescriptions: biology_ecology
Primary and secondary semi-deciduous monsoon, dipterocarp, and tropical evergreen forest.
Descriptions: food_feeding
The composition of the diet recorded over a year at Kutai was as follows: fruit 62 % (monthly variation 27 - 90 %); leaves 32 % (8 - 73 %); flowers 4 % (0 - 6 %); and insects 2 % (0 - 6 %).
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Eastern grey gibbon
WikipediaIntroductionQuote, Introduction
It is listed as Endangered by the IUCN and included in CITES Appendix I, threatened by forest loss, wildfires linked to El Nino events, illegal hunting, and capture for the pet trade.
View the Source 3. GBIF Species API
4. Eastern Grey Gibbon (Wikidata)
WikidataInfobox: status2
CITES_A1
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
Wikidata Q29578698: endangered (P141).
- Child Taxon Of: Hylobates, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 5. Wikipedia: Eastern grey gibbon
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