Black crested gibbon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Black crested gibbon Nomascus concolor Critically endangered

Where the black crested gibbon lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 18 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See gibbons on the world map

Black crested gibbon: Nomascus concolor — Photo: James Eaton, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Nomascus concolor
Group	Gibbons
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Hylobatidae

Where does the black crested gibbon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black crested gibbon in 1 country or territory across Asia.

China

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black crested gibbon endangered?

The black crested gibbon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black crested gibbon?

The black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Hylobatidae, genus Nomascus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black crested gibbon

The black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor) is a critically endangered species of gibbon found in China, Laos, and northern Vietnam, with four subspecies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black crested gibbon (revision 1357662877), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q286483 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).