Tonkin black crested gibbon
Tonkin black crested gibbon | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Hylobatidae |
Genus: | Nomascus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | N. c. concolor
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Trinomial name | |
Nomascus concolor concolor (Harlan, 1826)
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The Tonkin black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor concolor) is a critically endangered subspecies of the black crested gibbon found in Yunnan and Vietnam.
Distribution
[edit]Geographic range
[edit]The Tonkin black crested gibbon is found occurs in central and southwestern Yunnan (China) and in northern Vietnam, precisely in Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Son La and Lai Châu provinces.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The Tonkin black-crested gibbon lives in forests at altitudes of between 1,800 and 2,500 m (5,900 and 8,200 ft).[4][1]
Behavior
[edit]Social structure
[edit]The Tonkin black-crested gibbon lives in groups.[1][5][6][7]
Feeding
[edit]The Tonkin black-crested gibbon feeds mainly on leaves, fruits, figs and flowers.[1][4][8]
Conservation
[edit]Status
[edit]As of November 2015, the Tonkin black crested gibbon is critically endangered.[1]
Threats
[edit]The Tonkin black-crested gibbon is threatened by the destructive use of local forests, hunting, selective logging and the encroachment of agriculture on its environment.[1][3][5][7][9]
Conservation actions
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Pengfei, F.; Nguyen, M.H.; Roos, C.; Rawson, B.M. (2020). "Nomascus concolor ssp. concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T160304839A17991381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T160304839A17991381.en. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Nomascus concolor subsp. concolor". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ a b Geissmann, T., Dang, N.X., Lormée, N. and Momberg, F. 2000. Vietnam primate conservation status review 2000 - Part 1: Gibbons. Fauna and Flora International, Indochina Programme, Hanoi. 130 pp. ISBN: 1-903703-03-4
- ^ a b Peng-Fei, Fan; Xue-Long, Jiang; Chang-Cheng, Tian (April 2009). "The Critically Endangered black crested gibbon Nomascus concolor on Wuliang Mountain, Yunnan, China: the role of forest types in the species' conservation". Oryx. 43 (02): 203. doi:10.1017/s0030605308001907. ISSN 0030-6053.
- ^ a b Jiang, Xuelong; Luo, Zhonghua; Zhao, Shiyuan; Li, Rongzhong; Liu, Changming (2006-02-28). "Status and distribution pattern of black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor jingdongensis) in Wuliang Mountains, Yunnan, China: implication for conservation". Primates. 47 (3): 264–271. doi:10.1007/s10329-005-0175-3. ISSN 0032-8332.
- ^ Fan, Peng-Fei; Jiang, Xue-Long (2009-09-19). "Maintenance of Multifemale Social Organization in a Group of Nomascus concolor at Wuliang Mountain, Yunnan, China". International Journal of Primatology. 31 (1): 1–13. doi:10.1007/s10764-009-9375-9. ISSN 0164-0291.
- ^ a b Jiang, Xuelong; Luo, Zhonghua; Zhao, Shiyuan; Li, Rongzhong; Liu, Changming (2006-02-28). "Status and distribution pattern of black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor jingdongensis) in Wuliang Mountains, Yunnan, China: implication for conservation". Primates. 47 (3): 264–271. doi:10.1007/s10329-005-0175-3. ISSN 0032-8332.
- ^ Fan, Pengfei; Ni, Qingyong; Sun, Guozheng; Huang, Bei; Jiang, Xuelong (2008-11-21). "Gibbons under seasonal stress: the diet of the black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor) on Mt. Wuliang, Central Yunnan, China". Primates. 50 (1): 37–44. doi:10.1007/s10329-008-0114-1. ISSN 0032-8332.
- ^ Wei, Wu; Wang, Xiaoming; Claro, Francoise; Ding, Youzhong; Souris, Anne-Camille; Wang, Chundong; Wang, Changhe; Berzins, Rachel (October 2004). "The current status of the Hainan black-crested gibbon Nomascus sp. cf. nasutus hainanus in Bawangling National Nature Reserve, Hainan, China". Oryx. 38 (4): 452–456. doi:10.1017/s0030605304000845. ISSN 0030-6053.
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Critically endangered animals
- Critically endangered biota of Asia
- Gibbons
- Mammals of Vietnam
- Nomascus
- Critically endangered fauna of China
- Critically endangered fauna of Asia
- Species endangered by logging
- Mammals described in 1826
- Taxa named by Richard Harlan
- Primate stubs