The world's most endangered apes
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species evaluates the conservation status of plant and animal species. The list is based on scientific assessment of an organism's status by experts.
Conservation status of the world's apes
Species comprising the chart above include:
| Family | Scientific name | Common name(s) | Red List status | Population trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOMINIDAE | Pongo abelii | Sumatran Orangutan | CR | decreasing |
| HOMINIDAE | Gorilla gorilla | Lowland Gorilla, Western Gorilla | CR | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Nomascus concolor | Black Crested Gibbon, Black Gibbon, Crested Gibbon, Indochinese Gibbon | CR | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Nomascus hainanus | Hainan Black Crested Gibbon, Hainan Black Gibbon, Hainan Crested Gibbon, Hainan Gibbon | CR | stable |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Nomascus leucogenys | Northern White-cheeked Gibbon, White-cheeked Gibbon | CR | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Nomascus nasutus | Cao-vit Black Crested Gibbon, Cao-vit Crested Gibbon, Eastern Black Crested Gibbon | CR | decreasing |
| HOMINIDAE | Gorilla beringei | Eastern Gorilla, Mountain Gorilla | EN | decreasing |
| HOMINIDAE | Pan paniscus | Bonobo, Dwarf Chimpanzee, Gracile Chimpanzee, Pygmy Chimpanzee | EN | decreasing |
| HOMINIDAE | Pongo pygmaeus | Bornean Orangutan | EN | decreasing |
| HOMINIDAE | Pan troglodytes | Chimpanzee, Common Chimpanzee, Robust Chimpanzee | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Hylobates agilis | Agile Gibbon, Dark-handed Gibbon | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Hylobates albibarbis | Bornean Agile Gibbon, Bornean White-bearded Gibbon | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Nomascus gabriellae | Buff-cheeked Gibbon, Buffy-cheeked Gibbon, Red-cheeked Gibbon, Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Hoolock hoolock | Hoolock Gibbon, Western Hoolock, Western Hoolock Gibbon | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Hylobates klossii | Dwarf Gibbon, Kloss's Gibbon, Klosss Gibbon, Mentawai Gibbon | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Hylobates lar | Common Gibbon, Lar Gibbon, White-handed Gibbon | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Hylobates moloch | Javan Gibbon, Moloch Gibbon, Owa Jawa, Silvery Gibbon, Silvery Javan Gibbon | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Hylobates muelleri | Bornean Gibbon, Bornean Grey Gibbon, Borneo Gibbon, Grey Gibbon, Müller's Bornean Gibbon, Müller's Gibbon | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Hylobates pileatus | Capped Gibbon, Crowned Gibbon, Pileated Gibbon | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Nomascus siki | Southern White-cheeked Gibbon | EN | decreasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Symphalangus syndactylus | Siamang | EN | decreasing |
| HOMINIDAE | Homo sapiens | Human | LC | increasing |
| HYLOBATIDAE | Hoolock leuconedys | Eastern Hoolock, Eastern Hoolock Gibbon | VU | decreasing |
The full resolution version of this
apes chart is available at here. This table and chart was last updated on August 8, 2012, based on data downloaded from the IUCN Red List site. For a species profile, click on its scientific name.
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