Hylobatidae

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Hylobatidae is the family of lesser apes, commonly known as gibbons, small arboreal primates native to the forests of Southeast Asia.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hylobatidae canonical 7

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf primate family
taxon
activityPattern diurnal
class Mammalia
commonName gibbons
lesser apes
conservationStatus many species threatened
containsGenus Hoolock
Hylobates
Nomascus leucogenys
surface form: Nomascus

Symphalangus syndactylus
surface form: Symphalangus
diet folivorous
frugivorous
insectivorous
distinguishedBy brachiation locomotion
highly elongated arms
lack of tail
loud territorial songs
smaller body size than great apes
geographicRange People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Thailand
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam

southern China
habitat evergreen forests
monsoon forests
montane forests
infraorder Simiiformes
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle arboreal
locomotion brachiation
nativeTo Southeast Asia
tropical forests
order Primates
parvorder Catarrhini
phylum Chordata
relativeTo great apes
reproduction low reproductive rate
single offspring per birth
socialStructure pair-living
small family groups
suborder Haplorhini
superfamily Hominoidea
taxonRank family
threat habitat loss
hunting
illegal pet trade
typeGenus Hylobates
vocalization duet songs

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hominidae distinguishedFrom Hylobatidae
Primates includesTaxon Hylobatidae
hoolock gibbon family Hylobatidae
Hominoidea includesTaxon Hylobatidae
Hominoidea lesserApesSubgroup Hylobatidae
Catarrhini includes Hylobatidae
Cercopithecidae closelyRelatedTo Hylobatidae