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Hylobatids (Hylobatidae) and great apes (Hominidae) are twofamilies from the superfamilyHominoidea. There are many differences between these two families, some of them being:
Hylobatids are significantly smaller in size than great apes.
Hylobatids are exclusively arboreal animals (they spend all their lives on trees), while great apes are mostly, but not exclusively arboreal.
Hominidae are exclusively omnivores, Hylobatidae are mostly omnivores.
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