eastern black crested gibbon vs yellow-cheeked gibbon

Nomascus nasutus compared with Nomascus gabriellae

Key Differences

• eastern black crested gibbon is Critically Endangered while yellow-cheeked gibbon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	eastern black crested gibbon	yellow-cheeked gibbon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Primates (Primates)	Primates (Primates)
Family same	Hylobatidae	Hylobatidae
Genus same	Nomascus	Nomascus
Species	Nomascus nasutus	Nomascus gabriellae

Evolutionary Relationship

eastern black crested gibbon and yellow-cheeked gibbon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nomascus.

Conservation Status

eastern black crested gibbon

CR — Critically Endangered

yellow-cheeked gibbon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	eastern black crested gibbon	yellow-cheeked gibbon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

eastern black crested gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow-cheeked gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.