Agile Gibbon vs Ferny Azolla

Hylobates agilis compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

  • Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Agile Gibbon Ferny Azolla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Primates (Primates) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Hylobatidae Salviniaceae
Genus Hylobates Azolla
Species Hylobates agilis Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Agile Gibbon Ferny Azolla
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia