Biology:Central lar gibbon

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Short description: Species of ape

Central lar gibbon[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hylobates
Species:
Subspecies:
H. l. entelloides
Trinomial name
Hylobates lar entelloides
I. Geoffroy, 1842

The central lar gibbon (Hylobates lar entelloides) is a subspecies of white-handed or lar gibbon that is vulnerable to extinction.[2] It is endemic to Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.[2] Central lar gibbons tend to live in dense forest areas where there is an abundance of vegetation. This helps the gibbons to be protected from predators and helps them effectively use their brachiation ability (swinging from tree to tree) to navigate long distances within dense forest areas.[3]

References

Template:Hylobatidae nav Wikidata ☰ Q10299046 entry