arrowroot vs Kloss's gibbon

Thalia geniculata compared with Hylobates klossii

Key Differences

• arrowroot is Least Concern while Kloss's gibbon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Kloss's gibbon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salpidae	Hylobatidae
Genus	Thalia	Hylobates
Species	Thalia geniculata	Hylobates klossii

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Kloss's gibbon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Kloss's gibbon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Kloss's gibbon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Kloss's gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.