Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon: No measured body size data available to draw at scale.
- · Grid units represent actual meters (m); human and animals are drawn to the exact same scale with original silhouette aspect ratios preserved.
- · When a size range is recorded (e.g. 1–1.6m), the lower bound is used for scale comparison.
- · Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon
Hoolock tianxing (Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon · Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 The population of 150 individuals first confirmed in China is five times the size of a classroom of 30 students (Comparison).
- 💡 Much of its forest habitat in Myanmar is surrounded by slash-and-burn farmland growing cardamom and corn, bordering land that grows spices and grains for our tables.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon is a gibbon described as a new species in 2017, first identified in the Gaoligong Mountains of China and later confirmed in Myanmar as well.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
This species has thin, widely separated eyebrow streaks, and its beard is black or brown rather than white. There is no white hair under the eyes, and the genital tuft is black, brown, or dark gray.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
Populations are counted by listening to group songs; in Kachin State, Myanmar, 0.57–3.6 groups per 1 km² were recorded. Forest loss and fragmentation are the greatest threats.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List EN (2020) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/118355648/166597159
- • IUCN Red List category EN — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1000726
- • iucnredlist.org — 166597159
- • wikidata.org — Q28197046
- • discovery.ucl.ac.uk — 10187295
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — author not recorded · Public Domain Mark 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Hoolock)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.