Bornean gibbon  (Hylobates muelleri)

IUCN Red List species status – Endangered
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Facts – Bornean gibbon

Also known as: Bornean grey gibbon, Borneo gibbon, grey gibbon, Müller's gibbon
  
French: Gibbon De Muller
Spanish: Gibón De Mueller
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyHylobatidae
GenusHylobates (1)

Status – Bornean gibbon

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (2). Subspecies: Hylobates muelleri abbotti, H. m funereus and H. m. muelleri are all classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Bornean gibbon

Information on the Bornean gibbon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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Glossary

  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (November, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
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Adult Müller's gray gibbon hanging from branch scratching
Adult Müller's gray gibbon hanging from branch scratching

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