Agile Gibbon vs Red ginger

Hylobates agilis compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

• Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Red ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gibbon	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Hylobatidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Hylobates	Alpinia
Species	Hylobates agilis	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gibbon	Red ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.