Pan paniscus
Pan paniscus,Dwarf Chimpanzee,Bonobo, pygmy chimpanzee
Features:Much smaller than chimpanzees, more upright, more docile, and less likely to get angry
Bonobos (scientific name: Pan paniscus) are called Dwarf Chimpanzee in foreign language. They are one of the two species of chimpanzees and have no subspecies.Bonobos are highly intelligent and social animals. They live in stable areas and live in groups of up to 150 members, although this usually s...
Gorilla beringei
Gorilla beringei,Eastern gorilla,East African gorilla
Features:Darker and larger than the West African gorilla
The scientific name of the East African gorilla is Gorilla beringei. There are two subspecies, namely the East African lowland gorilla and the mountain gorilla. They like to live in dense forests and form small families as social units, with a population of up to 40. A group is led by a male leader,...
Lowland GorillaWestern Gorilla
Gorilla gorilla,Lowland GorillaWestern Gorilla,Western gorilla, African western gorilla
Features:
The scientific name of the West African gorilla is Gorilla gorilla, and its foreign name is Lowland GorillaWestern Gorilla. There are two subspecies, namely the West African lowland gorilla and the Cross River gorilla.West African gorillas are active during the day and eat figs, rambutan, mangoes, h...
Pongo pygmaeus
Pongo pygmaeus, Bornean Orangutan, Orang-outan de Bornéo, Orang-után,Orangutan
Features:It is the only orangutan species that is found in Asia.
Bornean orangutan (scientific name: Pongo pygmaeus) is called Bornean Orangutan in English, Orang-outan de Bornéo in French, and Orang-után in Spanish. There are three subspecies.Male Bornean orangutans live alone, while females live alone or with young orangutans. They are active during the day,...
Pongo abelii
Pongo abelii,Sumatran Orangutan,Sumatran Orangutan
Features:The largest orangutan in Sumatra
The Sumatran orangutan (scientific name: Pongo abelii) is the largest orangutan on the island of Sumatra. Among primates, its size is second only to that of gorillas.The Sumatran orangutan has a higher IQ than its Bornean cousin, the orangutan, partly because of the large, strong fig trees that allo...
Symphalangus syndactylus
Symphalangus syndactylus,Siamang,Little monkey
Features:The largest gibbon
Symphalangus syndactylus (scientific name: Symphalangus syndactylus) is called Siamang in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Symphalangus syndactylus is a diurnal animal that likes to live in small groups as a family unit. It is a monogamous primate, usually consisting of 5 individuals in a gro...
Nomascus annamensis
Nomascus annamensis,Northern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon、Northern Buff-cheeked Gibbon,Nomascus gabriellae
Features:Females lack the characteristic crown of hair
The Northern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus annamensis) is also known as the Northern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon and the Northern Buff-cheeked Gibbon. It used to belong to the same species as the Red-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae). Genetic DNA and sound studies hav...
Nomascus concolors
Nomascus concolors, Black Crested Gibbon、Black Gibbon、Concolor Gibbon、Indochinese Gibbon、Western Black Crested Gibbon, Gibbon Noir, Gibón de cresta negra, Westlicher Schopfgibbon
Features:The western black-crested gibbon has the longest arms relative to its body size of all primates.
The Western Black Crested Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus concolors) is known as Black Crested Gibbon, Black Gibbon, Concolor Gibbon, Indochinese Gibbon, Western Black Crested Gibbon, Gibbon Noir in French, Gibón de cresta negra in Spanish, and Westlicher Schopfgibbon in German. It has two subspe...
Nomascus siki
Nomascus siki,Southern White-cheeked Gibbon
Features:There is a patch of white or yellow hair on each side of the cheek from the corner of the mouth to the top of the ear.
The Southern White-cheeked Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus siki) was confirmed as an independent species in 1972. It was previously considered a subspecies of the white-cheeked gibbon. It lives in trees. It is active during the day. It is good at swinging its arms alternately, bending its fingers...
Nomascus hainanus
Nomascus hainanus,Hainan Gibbon、Hainan Black Crested Gibbon、Hainan Black Gibbon、Hainan Crested Gibbon,Hainan black-crested gibbon, bang-bang monkey, bao monkey
Features:One of the world's most endangered primates
Hainan Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus hainanus) Foreign names: Hainan Gibbon, Hainan Black Crested Gibbon, Hainan Black Gibbon, Hainan Crested Gibbon, no subspecies.The difference between Hainan gibbons and other gibbons is that its population is larger and it lives in a family-like manner. It us...
Nomascus gabriellae
Nomascus gabriellae,Red-cheeked Gibbon、Buff-cheeked Gibbon、Buffy-cheeked Gibbon、Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon,Red-cheeked black ape, yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, light yellow-cheeked gibbon
Features:There is a patch of orange or yellow hair on each side of the cheek from the corner of the mouth to the top of the ear.
Red-cheeked Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus gabriellae) is also known as Red-cheeked Gibbon, Buff-cheeked Gibbon, Buffy-cheeked Gibbon, Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon, and has no subspecies.Red-cheeked gibbons have a strong sense of territory, with each family group covering about 20 to 50...
Hylobates pileatus
Hylobates pileatus,Pileated Gibbon,Fence-crowned gibbon, Crested gibbon
Features:A tuft of black hair on the top of the head that looks like a crown
Pileated Gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates pileatus) is also known as Pileated Gibbon in English. It has no subspecies.Pileated gibbons usually form a family of 4, including an adult male and an adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young gibbons, with an adult male serving as the leader. G...
Hylobates muelleri
Hylobates muelleri,Müller's Bornean Gibbon,Bornean gibbon, Miller's gibbon
Features:The hair color varies from gray to brown, with thick and dense white-gray eyebrow lines
The gray gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates muelleri) is also known as Müller's Bornean Gibbon in English. It has three subspecies.A family of gray gibbons usually consists of 4 individuals, including an adult male and an adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young gibbons, with an adul...
Hylobates moloch
Hylobates moloch,Silvery Javan Gibbon
Features:The body is silver-gray, with a white ring around the eyebrows and cheeks
Silvery Javan Gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates moloch) is called Silvery Javan Gibbon in English. There are 2 subspecies.Silvery Javan Gibbon usually gathers in small groups of families, usually 4. Among them, there is an adult male and an adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young gibbon...
Hylobates klossii
Hylobates klossii,Kloss’s Gibbon,Cross's gibbon, Mentawai gibbon, Japanese gibbon
Features:It has longer canine teeth, calluses on the buttocks, no tail or cheek pouches, and a larger vocal sac in the throat.
Kloss’s Gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates klossii) is also known as Kloss’s Gibbon in English. It has no subspecies.Clark's gibbons usually live in small groups of families, including one adult male and one adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young gibbons, with an adult male servin...
Hylobates albibarbis
Hylobates albibarbis
Features:Short legs, hands longer than feet
The white-bearded gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates albibarbis) was once a subspecies of the black-handed gibbon and was identified as an independent species in 2001.White-bearded gibbons usually form a family of 4, including an adult male and an adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young...
Hylobates agilis
Hylobates agilis,Agile Gibbon,Agile Gibbon
Features:Has extremely long arms and fingers, and no tail
The black-handed gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates agilis) is also known as Agile Gibbon in English. It has two subspecies.Black-handed gibbons usually form a family of 4, including an adult male and an adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young gibbons, with an adult male as the leader. G...
Simias concolor
Simias concolor,Pig-tailed langur,Pig-tailed langur, Bagai Island langur
Features:Upturned nose, pig tail
Pig-tailed langur (Simias concolor) has two subspecies. Pig-tailed langurs are related to other langurs and proboscis monkeys; all belong to the primate family Cercopithecidae. The scientific name of the pig-tailed langur, Simias concolor, was named by American zoologist and botanist Gerrit Smith Mi...
Rhinopithecus avunculus
Rhinopithecus avunculus,Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey,Tokyo snub-nosed monkey
Features:There is a bluish-black tint near the lips and an orange throat patch
Vietnamese golden monkey (scientific name: Rhinopithecus avunculus) is also known as Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Vietnamese golden monkeys move in small groups, usually consisting of one male and multiple females, or groups of multiple males, with multiple sma...
Pygathrix
Pygathrix,Douc Langur,Gray-legged white-shanked langur, red-legged white-shanked langur, black-legged white-shanked langur
Features:It is named because of the triangular white rump spot on the male's rump.
Douc Langur (scientific name: Pygathrix), also known as Douc Langur, has three species: gray-legged white-shanked langur, red-legged white-shanked langur, and black-legged white-shanked langur. It is one of the most colorful primates.The white-shanked leaf monkey is a diurnal monkey that lives in tr...
Presbytis rubicunda
Presbytis rubicunda,Red langur, chestnut langur
Features:Fur chestnut red
The scientific name of the chestnut-red leaf monkey is Presbytis rubicunda. It likes to move around in tall trees and rarely goes to the ground. It also sleeps in big trees at night. It eats almost only leaves. Its favorite food is the vines of Borneo, the young leaves of some rare trees and some un...