Western hoolock gibbon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Western hoolock gibbon Hoolock hoolock Endangered

Where the western hoolock 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 69 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See gibbons on the world map

Scientific name	Hoolock hoolock
Group	Gibbons
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Hylobatidae

Where does the western hoolock gibbon live?

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

India

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 western hoolock gibbon endangered?

The western hoolock gibbon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the western hoolock gibbon?

The western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Hylobatidae, genus Hoolock. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western hoolock gibbon

The western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is a primate from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. The species is found in Assam, Mizoram, and Meghalaya in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar west of the Chindwin River.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western hoolock gibbon (revision 1380237533), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q577084 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).