The lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often kept in captivity.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lar Gibbon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hylobates pileatus
- Hoolock hoolock
- Hylobates albibarbis
- Nomascus gabriellae
- Hylobates funereus
- Brachyteles arachnoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Hylobatidae
- Genus
- Hylobates
- Species
- Hylobates lar
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