Eastern hoolock gibbon

The eastern hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) is a primate from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of two species of hoolock gibbon. This species is found in extreme eastern corner of Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar east of the Chindwin River, and in south west Yunnan of China. The other hoolock gibbon, the western hoolock (H. hoolock), occurs farther to the west. Indian records for the eastern species may actually represent the western hoolock.

Eastern hoolock gibbon

The eastern hoolock gibbon (Hoolock leuconedys) is a primate from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of two species of hoolock gibbon. This species is found in extreme eastern corner of Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar east of the Chindwin River, and in south west Yunnan of China. The other hoolock gibbon, the western hoolock (H. hoolock), occurs farther to the west. Indian records for the eastern species may actually represent the western hoolock.