Agile Gibbon vs Oriental House Rat

Hylobates agilis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gibbon	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hylobatidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hylobates	Rattus
Species	Hylobates agilis	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Agile Gibbon and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gibbon	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

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.