Agile Gibbon vs Curled Thistle

Hylobates agilis compared with Carduus crispus

Key Differences

• Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Curled Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gibbon	Curled Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hylobatidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hylobates	Carduus
Species	Hylobates agilis	Carduus crispus

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gibbon	Curled Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curled Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.