Nomascus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nomascus[1][2] | |
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Northern white-cheeked gibbon Nomascus leucogenys | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Hylobatidae |
Genus: | Nomascus Miller, 1933 |
Species | |
Nomascus concolor | |
Range map of Nomascus species |
Nomascus is the second most common genus (biology) of Gibbon. There are six species in the genus. Originally Nomascus was a sub-genus of the Hylobatidae.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 180–181. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Geissmann, Thomas (December 1995). "Gibbon systematics and species identification" (PDF). International Zoo News. 42: 467–501. Retrieved 2008-08-15.