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Hylobates agilis (agile gibbon)

Wikipedia Abstract

The agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis), also known as the black-handed gibbon, is an Old World primate in the gibbon family. It is found in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra, Malaysia, and southern Thailand. The species is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction and the pet trade.
View Wikipedia Record: Hylobates agilis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Hylobates agilis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
49
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.16
EDGE Score: 3.9
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [2]  13.06 lbs (5.93 kg)
Arboreal [1]  Yes
Diet [1]  Herbivore
Litter Size [2]  1
Litters / Year [2]  0
Maximum Longevity [2]  49 years
Weaning [2]  2 years

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Peninsular Malaysian montane rain forests Malaysia Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Peninsular Malaysian rain forests Indonesia, Malaysia Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sumatran freshwater swamp forests Indonesia Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sumatran lowland rain forests Indonesia Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sumatran montane rain forests Indonesia Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sumatran peat swamp forests Indonesia Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Sumatran tropical pine forests Indonesia Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Sunda Shelf mangroves Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Indo-Malayan Mangroves

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Berbak National Park II 423927 Sumatra, Indonesia
Budo-Sungai Padi National Park II 84766 Thailand  
Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park II 836773 Sumatra, Indonesia  
Gunung Leuser National Park II 2203368 Sumatra, Indonesia
Gunung Palung National Park II 271203 Kalimantan, Indonesia  
Kerinci Seblat National Park II 3463483 Sumatra, Indonesia  
Tanjung Puting National Park II 987160 Kalimantan, Indonesia  
Way Kambas National Park II 306926 Sumatra, Indonesia

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
Sundaland Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand Yes

Prey / Diet

Ficus dubia[3]
Ficus stupenda[3]
Ficus subtecta[3]
Ficus xylophylla[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Aceros corrugatus (Wrinkled Hornbill)4
Aceros waldeni (Walden's Hornbill)3
Alophoixus phaeocephalus (Yellow-bellied Bulbul)1
Anorrhinus galeritus (Bushy-crested Hornbill)4
Anthracoceros malayanus (Black Hornbill)4
Arctictis binturong (Binturong)1
Arctogalidia trivirgata (Small-toothed Palm Civet)1
Berenicornis comatus (White-crowned Hornbill)1
Buceros rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Hornbill)4
Callosciurus adamsi (ear-spot squirrel)2
Callosciurus nigrovittatus (black-striped squirrel)2
Callosciurus notatus (plantain squirrel)2
Callosciurus prevostii (Prevost's squirrel)4
Caloramphus fuliginosus (Brown Barbet)4
Calyptomena viridis (Green Broadbill)2
Chloropsis cochinchinensis (Blue-winged Leafbird)1
Chloropsis cyanopogon (Lesser Green Leafbird)3
Chloropsis sonnerati (Greater Green Leafbird)4
Corvus enca (Slender-billed Crow)1
Dicaeum agile (Thick-billed Flowerpecker)1
Dicaeum concolor (Plain Flowerpecker)3
Dicaeum everetti (Brown-backed Flowerpecker)2
Dicaeum trigonostigma (Orange-bellied Flowerpecker)3
Ducula aenea (Green Imperial Pigeon)2
Gracula religiosa (Hill Myna)2
Helarctos malayanus (Sun bear)1
Hylobates lar (white-handed gibbon)2
Hylobates syndactylus (siamang)2
Iole olivacea (Buff-vented Bulbul)1
Irena puella (Asian Fairy-bluebird)4
Ixos malaccensis (Streaked Bulbul)1
Loriculus galgulus (Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot)1
Macaca fascicularis (long-tailed macaque)4
Macaca nemestrina (pigtail macaque)1
Martes flavigula (Yellow-throated Marten)1
Megalaima australis (Blue-eared Barbet)4
Megalaima chrysopogon (Golden-whiskered Barbet)4
Megalaima henricii (Yellow-crowned Barbet)4
Megalaima mystacophanos (Red-throated Barbet)4
Megalaima rafflesii (Red-crowned Barbet)4
Muntiacus atherodes (Bornean yellow muntjac)1
Platysmurus leucopterus (Black Magpie)2
Pongo pygmaeus (orangutan)3
Presbytis rubicunda (red leaf monkey)2
Prionochilus maculatus (Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker)2
Prionochilus percussus (Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker)4
Prionochilus thoracicus (Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker)3
Prionochilus xanthopygius (Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker)2
Ptilinopus jambu (Jambu Fruit Dove)2
Pycnonotus brunneus (Asian Red-eyed Bulbul)3
Pycnonotus erythropthalmos (Spectacled Bulbul)1
Pycnonotus eutilotus (Puff-backed Bulbul)1
Pycnonotus squamatus (Scaly-breasted Bulbul)1
Ratufa affinis (pale giant squirrel)3
Ratufa bicolor (black giant squirrel)2
Rhinoplax vigil (Helmeted Hornbill)4
Rhyticeros undulatus (Wreathed Hornbill)3
Sus barbatus (bearded pig)2
Trachypithecus obscurus (dusky leaf monkey)1
Treron capellei (Large Green Pigeon)2
Treron curvirostra (Thick-billed Green Pigeon)4
Treron vernans (Pink-necked Green Pigeon)1
Tupaia glis (Common Treeshrew)2
Tupaia minor (Pygmy Treeshrew)2
Turdus obscurus (Eyebrowed Thrush)1
Zoothera interpres (Chestnut-capped Thrush)1

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Bowmanville Zoological Park
Bristol Zoo Gardens
Chiangmai Zoological Garden
Fota Wildlife Park
Gibbon Conservation Center (GCC)
Houston Zoo, Inc.
Jardin Zoologique de la Ville de Lyon
Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo
Miejski Ogrod Zoologiczny, Plock
Moscow Zoological Park
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Ragunan Zoological Parkagilis
 unko
Schmutzer Primate Centre, Ragunan Zooagilis
 unko
Singapore Zoological Gardens
Songkhla Zoo
Taipei Zoo
Twycross Zoo
Tygerberg Zoopark
Wildlife World Zoo
Zoo Duisburg AG
Zoo Taiping & Night Safari

Range Map

Link to Map
Southern Asia;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Groves C.P., 30-Jul-2002, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 <www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013.
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 3"Fig-eating by vertebrate frugivores: a global review", MIKE SHANAHAN, SAMSON SO, STEPHEN G. COMPTON and RICHARD CORLETT, Biol. Rev. (2001), 76, pp. 529–572
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Images provided by Wikimedia Commons licensed under a Creative Commons License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011