Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus), recorded as Endangered
Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Pileated Gibbon

Hylobates pileatus

The pileated gibbon is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Hylobates pileatus
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Hylobatidae · Hylobates

Appearance

The pileated gibbon has sexual dimorphism in fur coloration: males have purely black fur, while females have buff-coloured or white-grey fur with only the belly and head black. The white and often shaggy hair ring around the head is common to both sexes.

Range and habitat

The range of the pileated gibbon is eastern Thailand, western Cambodia and southwest Laos. The pileated gibbon is found in the following areas. Their main threat is habitat destruction, with the natural forest they live in being converted into farmland.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

The species has been identified as endangered and is listed in CITES Appendix I. This has led to local extinction in some areas.

Pileated Gibbon is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Pileated gibbon, Wikidata item Q301053. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Agile Gibbon (Hylobates agilis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Agile Gibbon

Hylobates agilis
Photograph of Bornean white-bearded gibbon (Hylobates albibarbis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Bornean white-bearded gibbon

Hylobates albibarbis
Photograph of Eastern grey gibbon (Hylobates funereus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Eastern grey gibbon

Hylobates funereus
Photograph of Kloss's gibbon (Hylobates klossii), recorded as EndangeredEN

Kloss's gibbon

Hylobates klossii

Quick answers

What is Pileated Gibbon?
The pileated gibbon is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae.
What is the conservation status of Pileated Gibbon?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hylobates pileatus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pileated Gibbon live?
Their main threat is habitat destruction, with the natural forest they live in being converted into farmland.
Why is Pileated Gibbon in crisis?
The species has been identified as endangered and is listed in CITES Appendix I.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Hylobates pileatus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pileated Gibbon a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.