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Encyclopedia > Müller's Bornean Gibbon
Müller's Bornean Gibbon
Conservation status: Lower risk (nt)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hylobates
Species: H. muelleri
Binomial name
Hylobates muelleri
Martin, 1841

Müller's Bornean Gibbon (Hylobates muelleri), also known as the Grey Gibbon, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... 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. ... Hylobates are also known as the lesser apes. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to 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. ... Genera Hylobates Bunopithecus Nomascus Symphalangus Gibbons are small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae. ...


Unlike other gibbon species, Müller's Bornean Gibbons do not show sexual dimorphism in their fur coloration. Their fur is grey or brown colored with a ring of bright fur around their face. On the head they often have a darkly colored cap. With an average weight of 5.7 kg, they rank among the smaller of the gibbons.


Müller's Bornean Gibbon is endemic to the island of Borneo, it inhabits the northern and eastern part of the island. In the southwest of the island the Agile Gibbon lives, and surprisingly their territories hardly overlap. They are diurnal rain forest dwellers that are characterized by the long arms that all gibbons have, with which they brachiate through the trees. Grey Gibbons lives together in monogamous pairs, and defend their family territory against intruders with long, loud singing, which rings out above all else early in the morning. Their diet consists primarily of fruits. Little is known about this species reproductive patterns, but it is estimate that it is similar to those of other gibbons. Borneo (including the Kalimantan provinces of Indonesia, Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia, and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ... 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. ... 1. ... Brachiation (to brachiate) means moving about by swinging from one arm to another, for example through a tree, using branches as holds. ...


There are three subspecies of this gibbon:

  • Hylobates muelleri muelleri
  • Hylobates muelleri funereus
  • Hylobates muelleri abbotti

 

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