Agile Gibbon vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Hylobates agilis compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gibbon	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hylobatidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hylobates	Marmosa
Species	Hylobates agilis	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Agile Gibbon and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gibbon	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.