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title: "Western Hoolock Gibbon"
description: "Hoolock hoolock — Mamíferos. The western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is a primate from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/western-hoolock-gibbon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Hoolock Gibbon

> Hoolock hoolock — Mamíferos. The western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is a primate from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae.

- Scientific name: *Hoolock hoolock*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 401
- Wikidata: [Q577084](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q577084)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74439](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74439)

## Names

- en: Western Hoolock Gibbon
- de: Westlicher Weißbrauengibbon
- es: Gibón Aullador Occidental
- fr: Gibbon Hoolock Occidental
- nl: Westelijke hoelok

## Countries with the most observations

IN (335), BD (37), MM (3)

## Summary

The western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is a primate from the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. The species is found in Assam, Mizoram, and Meghalaya in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar west of the Chindwin River.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_hoolock_gibbon

## Photo

![Western Hoolock Gibbon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-hoolock-gibbon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9421164

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-hoolock-gibbon?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).