NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Agile Gibbon
Hylobates agilis F. Cuvier, 1821
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis), also called the black-handed gibbon, is an Old World primate, and is a part of the gibbon family. It is native to Indonesia, specifically, on the island of Sumatra. The agile gibbon can also be found in Malaysia, and southern Thailand. As appointed by the IUCN Red List, this species is endangered, and mainly due to the destruction of their habitat and pet trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Agile gibbon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:19:27.305645+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hylobates agilis F. Cuvier, 1821
- Name authority
- F. Cuvier, 1821
- Common name
- Agile Gibbon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Hylobatidae
- Genus
- Hylobates
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
- infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
- superfamilyHominoidea Gray, 1825
- familyHylobatidae Gray, 1871
- genusHylobates Illiger, 1811
- speciesHylobates agilis F. Cuvier, 1821
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hylobates. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bornean White-bearded GibbonHylobates albibarbis Lyon, 1911 | HylobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Borneo GibbonHylobates muelleri Martin, 1841 | HylobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pileated GibbonHylobates pileatus Gray, 1861 | HylobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Abbott's Gray GibbonHylobates abbotti Kloss, 1929 | HylobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| East Bornean Gray GibbonHylobates funereus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1850 | HylobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kloss's GibbonHylobates klossii (Miller, 1903) | HylobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lar GibbonHylobates lar (Linnaeus, 1771) | HylobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hylobates unko Lesson, 1829 Lesson, 1829 | synonym |
| Hylobates albo griseus Ludeking, 1862 Ludeking, 1862 | synonym |
| Hylobates albo nigrescens Ludeking, 1862 Ludeking, 1862 | synonym |
| Hylobates rafflei É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1828 É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1828 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=573069 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3NFRH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.