Hvidkindet gibbon

Hvidkindet gibbon
Male White-Cheeked Gibbon.jpg
Female White-Cheeked Gibbon.jpg
Videnskabelig klassifikation
DomæneEukarya
RigeAnimalia (Dyr)
RækkeChordata (Chordater)
KlasseMammalia (Pattedyr)
OrdenPrimates (Primater
FamilieHominidae
(Menneskeaber)
UnderfamilieHylobatinae
SlægtHylobates (Gibboner)
ArtH. leucogenys
Videnskabeligt artsnavn
Hylobates leucogenys
(Ogilby, 1840)
Kort
Nomascus leucogenys
(Ogilby, 1840)
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Den hvidkindede gibbon (Hylobates leucogenys) er en abe i gibbonfamilien. Den når en længde på 45-64 cm og vejer 4,5-9 kg. Den hvidkindede gibbons arme er længere end benene.

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Northern White-cheeked Gibbon area.png
(c) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, species assessors and the authors of the spatial data., CC BY-SA 3.0
Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) range (brown — extant, orange — probably extinct)
Female White-Cheeked Gibbon.jpg
Forfatter/Opretter: Bilby, Licens: CC BY 3.0
A captive female Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys), also known as a "White-Cheeked Gibbon" due to the prominent white colouring on the male of the species. This example is from the Adelaide Zoo in South Australia.
Male White-Cheeked Gibbon.jpg
Forfatter/Opretter: Bilby, Licens: CC BY 3.0
A captive male Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys), recognisable due to the prominent white colouring, as is apparent on this specimen. This example is from the Adelaide Zoo in South Australia.