| Hylobates[1][2] | |
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| Apileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) female hanging from tree | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Hylobatidae |
| Genus: | Hylobates Illiger, 1811 |
| Type species | |
| Homo lar[1] Linnaeus, 1771 | |
| Species | |
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| Distribution ofHylobates and its species (note: Bornean population formerly included inH. agilis is now generally considered a separate species,H. albibarbis;H. muelleri is now split intoH. muelleri,H. abbotti, andH. funereus) | |
ThegenusHylobates/ˌhaɪloʊˈbeɪtiːz/ is one of the four genera ofgibbons. Its name means "forest walker", from the Greekhūlē (ὕλη, "forest") andbates (βάτης, "one who treads").[3][4]
It was once considered the only genus, but recently its subgenera (Hoolock [formerlyBunopithecus],Nomascus, andSymphalangus) have been elevated to the genus level.[1][5]Hylobates remains the most species-rich and widespread of gibbon genera, ranging from southern China (Yunnan) to western and centralJava.
Individuals within this genus are characterized by 44 chromosomes and often have a ring of white fur around their faces.[2]
Hybrids betweenMüller's gibbon (H. muelleri) and theBornean white-bearded gibbon, (H. albibarbis) have been reported in areas ofBorneo.[6] A gibbon born at theKujukushima Zoo in Japan to a female lar or white-handed gibbon (H. lar) was determined to have been fathered by a male agile gibbon (H. agilis).[7]
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