Agile Gibbon vs arrowroot

Hylobates agilis compared with Thalia geniculata

Key Differences

• Agile Gibbon is Endangered while arrowroot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gibbon	arrowroot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salpida (Salpida)
Family	Hylobatidae	Salpidae
Genus	Hylobates	Thalia
Species	Hylobates agilis	Thalia geniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Agile Gibbon and arrowroot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gibbon	arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Agile Gibbon

The Agile Gibbon (Hylobates agilis) is a species in the genus Hylobates. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.