Pileated gibbon

Pileated gibbon[1]
Male (dark) and female (pale)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hylobates
Species: H. pileatus
Binomial name
Hylobates pileatus
(Gray, 1861)
Pileated gibbon range

The pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae.

The pileated gibbon has sexual dimorphism in fur coloration: males have a purely black fur, while the females have a white-grey colored fur with only the belly and head black. The white and often shaggy hair ring around the head is common to both sexes.

The range of the pileated gibbon is eastern Thailand, western Cambodia and southwest Laos. Its lifestyle is much like other gibbons: diurnal and arboreal, it lives together in a monogamous pair, brachiates through the trees with its long arms, and predominantly eats fruits, leaves and small animals. Reproduction habits are not well known, but are presumed to be similar to the other gibbons.

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Rescue, rehabilitation and release of the pileated gibbon

The non-profit organization Wildlife Alliance has cooperated with the Cambodian government to conduct rescue and release programs for the pileated gibbon in Cambodia:

References

  1. Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 180. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. Brockelman, W., Geissmann, T., Timmins, T. & Traeholt, C. (2008). Hylobates pileatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  3. "Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team". Wildlife Alliance. 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Endangered Gibbons Reintroduced into Angkor Forest". Wildlife Alliance. December 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. "Wildlife Alliance Conducts Successful Release of Endangered Gibbons at Historic Site". PRWeb. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  6. "Wildlife Alliance Releases Endangered Pileated Gibbons in Angkor Forest". Wildlife Alliance. 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

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