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Hylobates lar ssp. vestitus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA PRIMATES HYLOBATIDAE

Scientific Name: Hylobates lar ssp. vestitus
Species Authority: Miller, 1942
Common Name/s:
English – Sumatran Lar, White-handed Gibbon

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered A2cd ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Brockelman, W. & Geissmann, T.
Reviewer/s: Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This subspecies is listed as Endangered as it is believed to have undergone a decline of more than 50% in the last three generations (45 years) due to rampant forest loss and loss of mature individuals due to hunting.

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Indonesia (Sumatera)
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Brockelman, W. & Geissmann, T. 2008. Hylobates lar ssp. vestitus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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