Nomascus

Translingual

Nomascus leucogenys, female and male

Etymology

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Proper noun

Nomascus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hylobatidae – some of the gibbons, all endangered or critically endangered.

Usage notes

Formerly considered a single species within Hylobates, called Hylobates concolor.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hylobatidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nomascus leucogenys (northern white-cheeked gibbon) - type species; Nomascus concolor (black crested gibbon), Nomascus nasutus (eastern black crested gibbon), Nomascus gabriellae (yellow-cheeked gibbon), Nomascus siki (southern white-cheeked gibbon), Nomascus annamensis (northern buff-cheeked gibbon), Nomascus hainanus (Hainan black crested gibbon) - other species

Further reading

• Nomascus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nomascus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Nomascus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons