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Central Lar Gibbon

Mammals

The central lar gibbon, Hylobates lar entelloides, is a subspecies of the white-handed lar gibbon, formally described by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1842. It is endemic to Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, where it lives in dense forest with abundant vegetation that both shelters it and supports its characteristic brachiation, swinging arm over arm through the canopy to cover long distances efficiently. The subspecies is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Hylobates lar entelloides 2
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hylobates, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Central Lar Gibbon

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates lar
In the Other Atlases

Found In

South Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Hylobates lar
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
    Sometimes they are hunted for subsistence food by villagers.
  • Primary Diet, Hylobates lar
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix I
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
    rainforest rainforest
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2. Central Lar Gibbon (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
    the canopy to cover long distances efficiently. The subspecies is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
  • Introduction
    It is endemic to Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Central lar gibbons tend to live in dense forest areas where there is an abundance of vegetation. This helps the gibbons to be protected from predators and helps them effectively use their brachiation ability (swinging from tree to tree) to navigate long distances within dense forest areas.
  • Wikidata Q10299046 (P225 taxon name)
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Central Lar Gibbon
Child Taxon Of: Hylobates, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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