The western hoolock gibbon, scientifically Hoolock hoolock, is found in Assam, Mizoram and Meghalaya in India, in Bangladesh, and in Myanmar west of the Chindwin River. Its numbers are estimated to have dropped from more than 100,000 individuals to fewer than 5,000, a decline of more than 90 percent since the 1980s, leaving the species entirely dependent on human action for its survival. It is listed as Endangered by the IUCN and protected under CITES Appendix I.
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System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Hoolock, Taxa Source Western hoolock gibbon (Wikidata)
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1. Wikipedia: Western hoolock gibbon
WikipediaSection: Conservation; begins "Threats include habitat encroachment by humans,"
Threats include habitat encroachment by humans, forest clearance for tea cultivation, the practice of jhuming (slash-and-burn cultivation), hunting for food and "medicine", capture for trade, and
Habitat and Diet
The species is an important seed disperser; its diet includes mostly ripe fruits, with some flowers, leaves, and shoots.
- Category: Fauna listed on CITES Appendix I
Conservation section
In 2009 it was considered to be one of the 25 most endangered primates, though it has been dropped from the later editions of the list, and is rated as endangered by the IUCN.
View the Source 2. Western hoolock gibbon (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q577084 (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): endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Hoolock, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q303166 (Hoolock)
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