ADW: Hylobates: CLASSIFICATION

Hylobatesgibbons

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Amniotaamniotes
        Synapsidasynapsids
        ClassMammaliamammals
        SubclassTheriaTherian mammals
        InfraclassEutheriaplacental mammals
        OrderPrimatesprimates
        SuborderHaplorrhinimonkeys, apes, and tarsiers
        InfraorderSimiiformesmonkeys and apes
        CatarrhiniOld World monkeys and apes
        SuperfamilyHominoideaapes and humans
        FamilyHylobatidaegibbons and lesser apes
        GenusHylobatesgibbons
        SpeciesHylobates agilisagile gibbon
        SpeciesHylobates albibarbisBornean white-bearded gibbon
        SpeciesHylobates klossiiKloss's gibbon
        SpeciesHylobates larwhite-handed gibbon
        SpeciesHylobates molochsilvery gibbon
        SpeciesHylobates muelleriBorneo gibbon
        SpeciesHylobates pileatuspileated gibbon

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KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassMammaliamammals
OrderPrimatesprimates
FamilyHylobatidaegibbons and lesser apes
GenusHylobatesgibbons

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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