Black Crested Gibbon 
 
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Scientific Name:
Nomascus concolor
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Hylobates concolor (formerly). 4 subspecies endangered: Tonkin Black Crested Gibbon (N. c. concolor), Laotian Black Crested Gibbon (N. c. lu), Central Yunnan Black Crested Gibbon (N.c. jingdongensis), West Yunnan Black Crested Gibbon (N. c. furvogaster)
Group:
Mammals
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
CR-IUCN: 2008
EN-US FWS: June 2, 1970
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
China (Yunnan), Laos, Vietnam

Facts Summary:
The Black Crested Gibbon (Nomascus concolor) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "mammals" and found in the following area(s): China (Yunnan), Laos, Vietnam. This species is also known by the following name(s): Hylobates concolor (formerly). 4 subspecies endangered: Tonkin Black Crested Gibbon (N. c. concolor), Laotian Black Crested Gibbon (N. c. lu), Central Yunnan Black Crested Gibbon (N.c. jingdongensis), West Yunnan Black Crested Gibbon (N. c. furvogaster).

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