Lar gibbon

A frugivore at the herbivore trophic level, it has 1 young per litter, 0.5 litters per year and a gestation period of 216 days. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Endangered (EN), a threatened category, and its lifespan is given as 40 years, with a highest reported value of 57 years.

Weight

4.89 kg – 6.19 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

40 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Frugivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

57 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Gestation

210 days – 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

0.5src 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

Not recorded

The lar 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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderPrimates
5. familyHylobatidae
6. genusHylobates
7. SpeciesHylobates lar (Linnaeus, 1771)

Synonyms Homo lar, Hylobates entelloides, Hylobates variegates, Hylobates varius

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

EN, Endangered

Silvery gibbon

Hylobates moloch

Hylobatidae

EN, Endangered

Müller's gibbon

Hylobates muelleri

Hylobatidae

EN, Endangered

Pileated gibbon

Hylobates pileatus

Hylobatidae

EN, Endangered

Agile gibbon

Hylobates agilis

Hylobatidae

EN, Endangered

Kloss's gibbon

Hylobates klossii

Hylobatidae

EN, Endangered

Bornean white-bearded gibbon

Hylobates albibarbis

Hylobatidae

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@misc{lar_gibbon_2026,
  title = {Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lar-gibbon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}