Agile Gibbon vs Shoebutton

Hylobates agilis compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gibbon	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Hylobatidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Hylobates	Ardisia
Species	Hylobates agilis	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.