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Kloss's gibbon

Primate in the gibbon family, endemic to the Mentawai Islands
Taxon taxon Q570704
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Kloss's gibbon

Summary

Kloss's gibbon is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kloss's gibbon's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Kloss's gibbon's instance of is recorded as endemic species[4].
  • Kloss's gibbon is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Cecil Boden Kloss is named after Kloss's gibbon[6].
  • Kloss's gibbon's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[7].
  • Kloss's gibbon belongs to the parent taxon Hylobates[8].
  • Kloss's gibbon is endemic to Kepulauan Mentawai[9].
  • Kloss's gibbon's scientific name is Hylobates klossii[10].
  • Kloss's gibbon's Commons category is recorded as Hylobates klossii[11].
  • Kloss's gibbon's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. klossii'}[12].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kloss’s gibbon'}[13].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Siamang Enano'}[14].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Siamang De Kloss'}[15].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dwarf Gibbon'}[16].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Kloss's Gibbon"}[17].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kloss’s Gibbon'}[18].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mentawai Gibbon'}[19].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergsiamang'}[20].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Biloh'}[21].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mentawai-Gibbon'}[22].
  • Kloss's gibbon is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kloss-Gibbon'}[23].
  • Kloss's gibbon's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+232'}[24].
  • Kloss's gibbon's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[25].
  • Kloss's gibbon's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Kloss's gibbon is Hylobates klossii[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Hylobates[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kloss’s gibbon'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Siamang Enano'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Siamang De Kloss'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dwarf Gibbon'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Kloss's Gibbon"}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mentawai Gibbon'}[19].

Discovery and Description

Cecil Boden Kloss is named after Kloss's gibbon[6].

Distribution

Kloss's gibbon is endemic to Kepulauan Mentawai[9].

Identifiers

Kloss's gibbon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43589[27]. Kloss's gibbon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9587[28]. Kloss's gibbon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 326455[29]. Kloss's gibbon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219546[30]. Kloss's gibbon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 573073[31].

Why It Matters

Kloss's gibbon ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Grzimeks Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . Diurnality, nocturnality, and the evolution of primate visual systems. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Jfpierce · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Instance of → taxon, endemic species
    Has characteristic → Q120446
    Iucn conservation status → Endangered status
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