Lar gibbon

Hylobates lar · Hylobatidae

The lar gibbon, also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often kept in captivity.

Where the Lar gibbon lives

Recorded in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Myanmar (Asia).

Most records fall in Phetchaburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Nayok, Chiang Mai, Sumatera Utara and Tanintharyi.

See the Lar gibbon’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Endangered (EN). In danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 1,902 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.