Hylobates
E683524
Hylobates is a genus of small arboreal apes commonly known as gibbons, native to the forests of Southeast Asia and known for their brachiation and loud, complex vocalizations.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hylobates canonical | 4 |
| Hylobates lar | 3 |
| Hylobates agilis | 1 |
| Hylobates albibarbis | 1 |
| Hylobates muelleri | 1 |
| Hylobates pileatus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7695026 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hylobates Context triple: [Hylobatidae, containsGenus, Hylobates]
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A.
Presbytis
Presbytis is a genus of Old World leaf monkeys native to Southeast Asia, known for their arboreal lifestyle and folivorous diet.
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B.
Theropithecus oswaldi
Theropithecus oswaldi is an extinct large-bodied baboon-like primate known from Pleistocene fossil sites across Africa.
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C.
Gibbons
Gibbons is a surname most notably associated with Cedric Gibbons, the influential Irish-American art director and one of the original designers of the Academy Awards Oscar statuette.
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D.
Javan gibbon
The Javan gibbon is an endangered, arboreal primate endemic to the forests of Java, Indonesia, known for its loud territorial songs and brachiating locomotion through the forest canopy.
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E.
Urocitellus
Urocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to open grassland and steppe habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hylobates Target entity description: Hylobates is a genus of small arboreal apes commonly known as gibbons, native to the forests of Southeast Asia and known for their brachiation and loud, complex vocalizations.
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A.
Presbytis
Presbytis is a genus of Old World leaf monkeys native to Southeast Asia, known for their arboreal lifestyle and folivorous diet.
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B.
Theropithecus oswaldi
Theropithecus oswaldi is an extinct large-bodied baboon-like primate known from Pleistocene fossil sites across Africa.
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C.
Gibbons
Gibbons is a surname most notably associated with Cedric Gibbons, the influential Irish-American art director and one of the original designers of the Academy Awards Oscar statuette.
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D.
Javan gibbon
The Javan gibbon is an endangered, arboreal primate endemic to the forests of Java, Indonesia, known for its loud territorial songs and brachiating locomotion through the forest canopy.
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E.
Urocitellus
Urocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels native to North America, known for their burrowing behavior and adaptation to open grassland and steppe habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
gibbons
ⓘ
typical gibbons ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | many species threatened ⓘ |
| describedBy | Illiger ⓘ |
| diet |
folivorous
ⓘ
frugivorous ⓘ insectivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
lack of tail
ⓘ
light body mass ⓘ long arms ⓘ |
| family | Hylobatidae ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 7 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
subtropical forests
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Hylobates agilis
ⓘ
linked to:
Hylobates
Hylobates albibarbis ⓘ
linked to:
Hylobates
Hylobates klossii ⓘ
linked to:
Kloss's gibbon
Hylobates lar ⓘ
linked to:
Hylobates
Hylobates moloch ⓘ
linked to:
Javan gibbon
Hylobates muelleri ⓘ
linked to:
Hylobates
Hylobates pileatus ⓘ
linked to:
Hylobates
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | over 30 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | about 25 years ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| locomotion | brachiation ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ Laos ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
southern China ⓘ |
| numberOfRecognizedSpecies | more than 7 ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Hylobatidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | single offspring per birth ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
monogamous pairs
ⓘ
small family groups ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Hylobatinae
ⓘ
linked to:
Hylobatidae
|
| superfamily | Hominoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Hylobates lar
ⓘ
linked to:
Hylobates
|
| vocalization |
complex duets
ⓘ
loud songs ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1811 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hylobates Description of subject: Hylobates is a genus of small arboreal apes commonly known as gibbons, native to the forests of Southeast Asia and known for their brachiation and loud, complex vocalizations.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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