Hylobatidae is a family of apes commonly known as gibbons. The family historically contained a single genus but is now split into four extant genera and twenty species. Gibbons inhabit subtropical and tropical forests from eastern Bangladesh and northeast India through Southeast Asia and Indonesia, including the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Siamang (Wikidata)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Gibbon
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
- Hylobatidae: now split into four extant genera stated explicitly
View the Source2. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Hylobatidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 20
3. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Hylobatidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Hylobatidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 2.58 ... "early_interval": "Gelasian"
Wikidata: Hylobatidae
Wikidata Q185939, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Siamang (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Siamang, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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