AnAge entry for Hylobates lar

Classification (HAGRID: 02796)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Hylobatidae
                    Genus: Hylobates
Species: Hylobates lar
Common name: White-handed gibbon

Maximum longevity: 56 years (captivity)
Source: John Gramieri, pers. comm.
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: A female wild-born specimen acquired by San Antonio Zoo in 1954 died in 2008 at an estimated 56 years of age. Her male companion, also acquired in 1954, passed away in 2005 at the estimated age of 51 years (John Gramieri, pers. comm.).

No information on metabolism is available.

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[0448] Woodland Park Zoo