Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)

Pileated Gibbon, a reference photo — Photo: Harald Hoyer from Schwerin, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Pileated 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 lar
Hoolock hoolock
Hylobates albibarbis
Hylobates funereus
Hylobates agilis
Nomascus gabriellae

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hylobates
Species: Hylobates pileatus

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