Yellow-cheeked gibbon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-cheeked gibbon lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nomascus gabriellae
Group	Gibbons
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Hylobatidae

Where does the yellow-cheeked gibbon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-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.

Is the yellow-cheeked gibbon endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the yellow-cheeked gibbon?

The yellow-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Hylobatidae, genus Nomascus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-cheeked gibbon

The yellow-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae), also called the golden-cheeked gibbon, the yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, the golden-cheeked crested gibbon, the red-cheeked gibbon, or the buffed-cheeked gibbon, is a species of gibbon native to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The species was discovered and named after the British naturalist Gabrielle Maud Vassal.

The yellow-cheeked gibbon is born blond and later turns black. Males carry this colouring through their lifespan and have the distinguishing golden cheeks. Females are born blonde to blend into their mother's fur but they later turn black. Females turn back to blond at sexual maturity, keeping only a black cap on the top of their heads.

This diurnal and arboreal gibbon lives in primary tropical forest, foraging for fruits, using brachiation to move through the trees.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-cheeked gibbon (revision 1356939523), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q153433 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).