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Tonkin black crested gibbon

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Tonkin black crested gibbon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Nomascus
Species:
Subspecies:
N. c. concolor
Trinomial name
Nomascus concolor concolor
(Harlan, 1826)
Synonyms[2]
List
  • ? furvogaster Ma & Wang, 1986
  • ? jingdongensis Ma & Wang, 1986
  • Hylobates concolor subsp. concolor
  • Hylobates concolor subsp. furvogaster (Ma & Wang, 1986)
  • Hylobates concolor subsp. jingdongensis (Ma & Wang, 1986)
  • Nomascus concolor subsp. furvogaster (Ma & Y.Wang, 1986)
  • Nomascus concolor subsp. jingdongensis (Ma & Y.Wang, 1986)

The Tonkin black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor concolor) is a critically endangered subspecies of the black crested gibbon found in Yunnan and Vietnam.

Distribution

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Geographic range

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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

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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

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Social structure

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The Tonkin black-crested gibbon lives in groups.[1][5][6]

Feeding

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The Tonkin black-crested gibbon feeds mainly on leaves, fruits, figs and flowers.[1][4][7]

Conservation

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Status

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As of November 2015, the Tonkin black crested gibbon is critically endangered.[1]

Threats

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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][8]

Conservation actions

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Nomascus concolor subsp. concolor". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  3. ^ 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
  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 (2): 203. doi:10.1017/s0030605308001907. ISSN 0030-6053.
  5. ^ 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. PMID 16505943.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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. PMID 19020947.
  8. ^ 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.