Agile Gibbon vs Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Hylobates agilis compared with Desmodium intortum

Key Differences

  • Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Greenleaf ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Agile Gibbon Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Primates (Primates) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Hylobatidae Fabaceae
Genus Hylobates Desmodium
Species Hylobates agilis Desmodium intortum

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Agile Gibbon Greenleaf ticktrefoil
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (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.

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

No description available.

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