Hylobatidae

Table of contents 1 Placement 2 Synonyms and common names 3 References 4 Text 5 Children

Placement

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Mammalia

Order Primates

Family Hylobatidae

Synonyms and common names

Gibbons, lesser apes

References

Text

Gibbons differ from great apes in being smaller and generally monogamous and in not making nests. The species include the siamang, the lar, and the hoolock. The siamang, which is the largest, is distinguished by having two digits on each side stuck together, hence the species name syndactylus.

Children

• Genus Hylobates[?] (gibbons)
• Genus Symphalangus[?] (siamang[?]), often placed within Hylobates