Hoolock gibbons  (Hoolock hoolock and Hoolock leuconedys)

Facts

Also known as:western hoolock gibbon, eastern hoolock gibbon and white-browed gibbon
Previously known as:Hylobates hoolock, Bunopithecus hoolock, Bunopithecus hoolock hoolock and Bunopithecus hoolock leuconedys
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Hylobatidae
Genus Hoolock (1)
Size Head-body length: 45 - 64 cm (2)
Weight 5.5 kg (2)

Status

The western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is classified as Endangered (EN) and the eastern hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).