Northern white-cheeked gibbon Nomascus leucogenys Critically endangered
Where the northern white-cheeked gibbon lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 17 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See gibbons on the world map
Where does the northern white-cheeked gibbon live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern white-cheeked gibbon in 2 countries and territories across Asia.
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.
How big is a northern white-cheeked gibbon?
Wikidata records the following for the northern white-cheeked gibbon: mass 480 g (birth weight); 7.5 kg (adult weight).
Is the northern white-cheeked gibbon endangered?
The northern white-cheeked gibbon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the northern white-cheeked gibbon?
The northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Hylobatidae, genus Nomascus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the northern white-cheeked gibbon
The northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon native to South East Asia.
It is closely related to the southern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus siki), with which it was previously considered conspecific. The females of the two species are virtually indistinguishable in appearance.
The genome of N. leucogenys was sequenced and published in 2011.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern white-cheeked gibbon (revision 1362111097), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q998141 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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