Hoolock hoolock

Hoolock hoolock

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hominoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Grandordo: Euarchonta
Mirordo: Primatomorpha
Ordo: Primates
Subordo: Haplorhini
Infraordo: Simiiformes
Parvordo: Catarrhini
Superfamilia: Hominoidea

Familia: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hoolock
Species:

Name

Hoolock hoolock (Harlan, 1834)

Synonyms

  • Simia hoolock [original combination]
  • Bunopithecus hoolock
  • Hylobates hoolock

References

Primary references

  • Harlan, R. 1834: Description of a species of orang, from the north-eastern province of British East India, lately the Kingdom of Assam. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 4: 52–59. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 52]

Additional references

  • Kumar, A.; Mary, P.P.; Bagchie, P. 2009: Present distribution, population status, and conservation of Western Hoolock Gibbons Hoolock hoolock (Primates: Hylobatidae) in Namdapha National Park, India. Journal of threatened taxa, 1(4): 203–210. abstract and full article (PDF)
  • Choudhury, A. (2009). Hoolock hoolock. IUCN Red List 2024.

Vernacular names

  • অসমীয়া: হলৌ বান্দৰ
  • বাংলা: পশ্চিমা উল্লুক
  • English: Hoolock Gibbon
  • हिन्दी: हूलॉक गिबन
  • magyar: Hulok
  • தமிழ்: வெள்ளைப் புருவ குரங்கு (ஹீலாக் கிப்பான்)
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