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Encyclopedia > Agile Gibbon
Agile Gibbon
Conservation status: Lower risk (nt)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hylobates
Species: H. agilis
Binomial name
Hylobatesagilis
F. Cuvier, 1821

The Agile Gibbon (Hylobates agilis), also known as the Black-handed Gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. The fur coloring of these animals can vary from black to red-brown. Their brows always white, however, and males can be recognized by their white or light-grey cheeks. Additionally, males are slightly larger than females. Agile Gibbons reach an average weight of 5.5 kg and a length of 40 to 60 cm. Like all gibbons they are tailless. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... Scientific classification - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Bilateria Acoelomorpha Orthonectida Rhombozoa ?Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia    Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary... Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates (Latin primus first), the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. ... Species 14 species, see text Gibbons are small apes that are traditionally grouped in the genus Hylobates. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Frédéric Cuvier (June 28, 1773 - July 24, 1838) was a French zoologist. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates (Latin primus first), the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. ... Species 14 species, see text Gibbons are small apes that are traditionally grouped in the genus Hylobates. ... Species 14 species, see text Gibbons are small apes that are traditionally grouped in the genus Hylobates. ...


The range of the Agile Gibbons is Southeast Asia, primarily the island Sumatra (but not the north part of the island), the southwest of the island of Borneo as well as a small area on the Malay Peninsula. With their long arms they swing by the branches, brachiating at a fast pace. They predominantly live arboreally in rain forests and rarely come to the ground. Like all gibbons, they live in monogamous pairs in a strictly enforced territory, which they defend with vigorous visual and vocal displays. The diet of the Agile Gibbon consists mainly of fruits, leaves and insects. Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatara and Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest part of Indonesia. ... Borneo (including the Kalimantan provinces of Indonesia, Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia, and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ... The Malay Peninsula (Malay: Tanah Melayu) is a major peninsula located in Southeast Asia. ... Brachiation (to brachiate) means moving about by swinging from one arm to another, for example through a tree, using branches as holds. ... This article is about the biological organisms known as trees. ...


Gestation time is seven months and births are of a single offspring. Young are weaned at barely 2 years of age. Once they are fully mature (at about 8 years), it leaves its family group in order to look for a mate.


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Agile Gibbon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (234 words)
The Agile Gibbon ( Hylobates agilis), also known as the Black-handed Gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family.
Agile Gibbons reach an average weight of 5.5 kg and a length of 40 to 60 cm.
The range of the Agile Gibbons is Southeast Asia, primarily the island Sumatra (but not the north part of the island), the southwest of the island of Borneo as well as a small area on the Malay Peninsula.
Hylobates (1274 words)
Hylobates agilis unko, the lowland agile gibbon, is highly threatened and indigenous to eastern Sumatra and the northern peninsula of Malaysia.
Hylobates lar, white-handed gibbon, are native to the forests of Myanmar, Thailand, Yunnan, Malaysia and Sumatra.
Northern Mueller's gibbon is dark gray or gray-brown with fl to flish-brown cap, ventrum, throat, inner aspects of the limbs, and genitals.
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