Agile Gibbon vs Thatching grass

Hylobates agilis compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Agile Gibbon is Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile Gibbon	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hylobatidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hylobates	Hyparrhenia
Species	Hylobates agilis	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Agile Gibbon

EN — Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile Gibbon	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile Gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.