Northern white-cheeked gibbon
The northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon native to South East Asia. It is closely related to the southern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus siki), with which it was previously considered conspecific. The females of the two species are virtually indistinguishable in appearance.
| Northern white-cheeked gibbon | |
|---|---|
| Adult male | |
| Adult female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Hylobatidae |
| Genus: | Nomascus |
| Species: | N. leucogenys |
| Binomial name | |
| Nomascus leucogenys (Ogilby, 1840) | |
| Northern white-cheeked gibbon range (brown — extant, orange — probably extinct) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hylobates leucogenys (Ogilby, 1840) | |
The genome of N. leucogenys was sequenced and published in 2011.
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