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Northern white-cheeked gibbon
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The northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) is a Critically Endangered species of gibbon native to South East Asia.
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Northern white-cheeked gibbon | |
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Adult male | |
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Adult female | |
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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) | |
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Northern white-cheeked gibbon range (brown — extant, orange — probably extinct) | |
Synonyms | |
Hylobates leucogenys (Ogilby, 1840) |
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It is closely related to the southern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus siki), with which it was previously considered conspecific.[3] The females of the two species are virtually indistinguishable in appearance.[4]
The genome of N. leucogenys was sequenced and published in 2011.[5]
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