Bornean White-Bearded Gibbon

(Hylobates albibarbis)

Greater Sundas Mangroves

STATISTICS

Length up to

63.5 cm

Weight up to

6.9 kgs

Lifespan

25 Years

Excellent Climber - Arboreal

Found in Indonesia, the Bornean White-Bearded Gibbon makes its home in logged tropical evergreens and mixed-swamp forests, the latter of which is an extremely threatened ecosystem. It is a smaller primate with grey fur and a black face and is tailless. It lives in small family groups of a male, female and their offspring.

This primate primarily subsists off of fruit, but also enjoys insects found in nearby immature leaves. The Bornean White-Bearded Gibbon has been recorded in forests upwards of 1,200 meters in elevation, but tends to be less present at these higher elevations.

BIODIVERSITY BENEFIT

Seed Dispersal

THREATS

Deforestation

Legal and illegal logging, draining peat forests, oil plantations.

Hunting

Hunting for human consumption.