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Agile gibbon

Hylobates agilis F. Cuvier, 1821

ENEndangeredprimates

The agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis) is a species in the family Hylobatidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 5.65 kg to 5.83 kg and live up to 44 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis)
Photo: Klaus Rudloff · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the agile gibbon

Weight
5.65 kg – 5.83 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
44 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
57 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
216 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
5 years – 7.8 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.475src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the agile gibbon live?

Not recorded

What is the agile gibbon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis), also called the black-handed gibbon, is an Old World primate, and is a part of the gibbon family. It is native to Indonesia, specifically, on the island of Sumatra. The agile gibbon can also be found in Malaysia, and southern Thailand. As appointed by the IUCN Red List, this species is endangered, and mainly due to the destruction of their habitat and pet trade.

From the Wikipedia article “Agile gibbon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agile_gibbon&oldid=1384716316), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the agile gibbon sound like?

Koda H, Lemasson A, Oyakawa C, Rizaldi, Pamungkas J, Masataka N · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the agile gibbon endangered?

The agile gibbon is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the agile gibbon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyHylobatidae
  6. genusHylobates
  7. SpeciesHylobates agilis F. Cuvier, 1821

Synonyms Hylobates albo griseus, Hylobates albo nigrescens, Hylobates rafflei, Hylobates unko

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Agile gibbon or black-handed gibbonEnglish
  • Dark-handed gibbonEnglish
  • Dark-handed gibbonEnglish
  • جبون رشيقArabic
  • جبون ذو اليد السوداءArabic
  • Gibó àgilCatalan
  • gibon tmavorukýCzech
  • UnkaGerman
  • SchwarzhandgibbonGerman
  • UngkaGerman
  • Μαύρος ΓίββωναςGreek
  • Gibón ágilSpanish
  • Gibón de Sonda ÁgilSpanish
  • sirogibboniFinnish
  • Gibbon AgileFrench
  • גיבון גמישHebrew
  • fürge gibbonHungarian
  • UngkoIndonesian
  • Owa UngkoIndonesian
  • Gibbone agileItalian
  • アジルテナガザルJapanese
  • შავხელა გიბონიGeorgian
  • 검은손긴팔원숭이Korean
  • ທະນີມືດຳLao
  • SvarthåndgibbonNorwegian Bokmål
  • OenkaDutch
  • ZwarthandgibbonDutch
  • gibon czarnorękiPolish
  • gibbon czarnorękiPolish
  • کلہتھا گبنWestern Panjabi
  • Gibão-ágilPortuguese
  • Чернорукий гиббонRussian
  • Чёрнорукий гиббонRussian
  • Црноруки гибонSerbian
  • Svarthandad gibbonSwedish
  • ชะนีมือดำThai
  • Гібон прудкийUkrainian

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Relatives of the agile gibbon

Other species in the same genus Hylobates.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the agile gibbon?

An adult agile gibbon weighs 5.65 kg – 5.83 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the agile gibbon endangered?

The agile gibbon is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the agile gibbon live?

The agile gibbon has a recorded lifespan of 44 years.

How long is the agile gibbon pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 216 days.

What kind of animal is the agile gibbon?

The agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis) belongs to the family Hylobatidae in the order Primates.

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BibTeX
@misc{agile_gibbon_2026,
  title = {Agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/agile-gibbon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}