The Sumatran lar gibbon (Hylobates lar vestitus), also known as the Sumatran white-handed gibbon, is a subspecies of the lar gibbon, a primate in the gibbon family Hylobatidae. It is native to the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.[1] It shares the tree tops with orangutans, which, like the gibbon, rarely come out of the trees due to predators, such as tigers and possibly sun bears.

Sumatran lar gibbon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hylobates
Species:
Subspecies:
H. l. vestitus
Trinomial name
Hylobates lar vestitus
Miller, 1942
Lar gibbon range, including northern Sumatra

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  1. ^ a b Brockelman, W.; Geissmann, T.; Nowak, M.G. (2020). "Hylobates lar ssp. vestitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T39884A17991090. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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