Agile Gibbon vs milkweed

Hylobates agilis compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

• Agile Gibbon is Endangered while milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gibbon	milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Hylobatidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Hylobates	Gomphocarpus
Species	Hylobates agilis	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gibbon	milkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), 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.