Siamang
Symphalangus syndactylus
EndangeredPhoto: J. Patrick Fischer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mammalherbivore
The siamang is a black-furred ape that lives in the forests of Southeast Asia. It’s the largest of the gibbons, standing up to 1 meter tall and weighing as much as 14 kilograms. Known for its distinctive calls, it spends most of its life high in the treetops.
- Siamangs can grow twice as large as other gibbons.
- They are the only species in the genus Symphalangus.
- Fossils show siamangs existed during the Middle Pleistocene.
RainforestForestAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Symphalangus syndactylus
- Habitat
- Rainforest, Forest
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)
