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Borneo Gibbon

Hylobates muelleri Martin, 1841

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hylobates muelleri Martin, 1841
Name authority
Martin, 1841
Common name
Borneo 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
  12. suborderHaplorrhini Pocock, 1918
  13. infraorderSimiiformes Haeckel, 1866
  14. superfamilyHominoidea Gray, 1825
  15. familyHylobatidae Gray, 1871
  16. genusHylobates Illiger, 1811
  17. speciesHylobates muelleri Martin, 1841

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hylobates. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Bornean White-bearded GibbonHylobates albibarbis Lyon, 1911HylobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pileated GibbonHylobates pileatus Gray, 1861HylobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Abbott's Gray GibbonHylobates abbotti Kloss, 1929HylobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Agile GibbonHylobates agilis F. Cuvier, 1821HylobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
East Bornean Gray GibbonHylobates funereus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1850HylobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Kloss's GibbonHylobates klossii (Miller, 1903)HylobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Lar GibbonHylobates lar (Linnaeus, 1771)HylobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 19 records assigned to Hylobatidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=573077 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:3NFRV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.