Agile Gibbon vs fern-grass

Hylobates agilis compared with Catapodium rigidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Agile Gibbon fern-grass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Primates (Primates) Poales (Grasses)
Family Hylobatidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Hylobates Catapodium
Species Hylobates agilis Catapodium rigidum

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

fern-grass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Agile Gibbon fern-grass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fern-grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

fern-grass

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