Agile Gibbon vs Floating Fern

Hylobates agilis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gibbon	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.