NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Pileated Gibbon
Hylobates pileatus Gray, 1861
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae.
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.
The species has been identified as endangered and is listed in CITES Appendix I. Their main threat is habitat destruction, with the natural forest they live in being converted into farmland. This has led to local extinction in some areas. Also, like many other primate species, they are hunted and captured for meat and sold into wildlife smuggling. Many attempts have been made to survey and increase the species' numbers, both concerning their status in the wild, and in zoos.
Wikipedia contributors, Pileated gibbon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:32:12.845192+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hylobates pileatus Gray, 1861
- Name authority
- Gray, 1861
- Common name
- Pileated 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 pileatus Gray, 1861
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 |
| Abbott's Gray GibbonHylobates abbotti Kloss, 1929 | HylobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agile GibbonHylobates agilis F. Cuvier, 1821 | 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 |
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=573078 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.
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:3NFRW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.