Bioko Allen's bushbaby
Bioko Allen's bushbaby[1] | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[2] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Galagidae |
Genus: | Sciurocheirus |
Species: | S. alleni |
Binomial name | |
Sciurocheirus alleni (Waterhouse, 1838)[2] | |
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Bioko Allen's bushbaby range |
Bioko Allen's bushbaby (Sciurocheirus alleni), also known as the Bioko squirrel galago, is a species of primate in the galago family found in Cameroon, Nigeria, and the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2] The bushbaby is currently near-threatened, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[2]
Taxonomy
Originally described as Galago alleni by Waterhouse (1838), the species was placed in a separate genus, Sciurocheirus by Gray in 1863.[3] The species was split into three taxa, alleni, cameronensis, and gabonensis by Eisentraut (1973) and Groves (1989)[4] which were then later elevated to species status by Groves (2001) as S. alleni, S. cameronensis, and S. gabonensis and followed by Groves (2005) and Nekaris (2013).[1][3]
Physical description
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Bioko Allen's bushbaby has a head-body length of 20–28 cm (7.9–11.0 in) with a 23–30 cm (9.1–11.8 in) tail and weighs 300–410 g (11–14 oz).[3]
Further reading
- Pimley, Elizabeth R.; Bearder, Simon K.; Dixson, Alan F. (2005). "Home range analysis of Perodicticus potto edwardsi and Sciurocheirus cameronensis". International Journal of Primatology. 26: 191–206. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-0730-1. S2CID 39193956.
- Bearder, Simon K.; Ambrose, Lesley; Harcourt, Caroline; Honess, Paul; Perkin, Andrew; Pimley, Elizabeth; Pullen, Samantha; Svoboda, Nadine (2003). "Species-typical patterns of infant contact, sleeping site use and social cohesion among nocturnal primates in Africa". Folia Primatologica. 74 (5–6): 337–354. doi:10.1159/000073318. PMID 14605477. S2CID 25314709.
References
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- ^ a b Groves, C. P. (2005). "Species Galago alleni". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b c d Perkin, A.; Butynski, T.M.; Cronin, D.T.; Masters, J.; Oates, J.F.; Pimley, E. (2020). "Sciurocheirus alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T8785A95509640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T8785A95509640.en. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Nekaris, Anna (2013). "Family Galagidae: Galagos". In Mittermeier, Russell A.; Rylands, Anthony B.; Wilson, Don E. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 184–284. ISBN 978-84-96553-89-7.
- ^ Grubb, Peter; Butynski, Thomas M.; Oates, John F.; Bearder, Simon K.; Disotell, Todd R.; Groves, Colin P.; Struhsaker, Thomas T. (2003). "Assessment of the diversity of African primates". International Journal of Primatology. 24 (6): 1301–1357. doi:10.1023/B:IJOP.0000005994.86792.b9. S2CID 24110272.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Primates
- Suborder: Strepsirhini
(Greater galagos)
- Brown greater galago (O. crassicaudatus)
- Northern greater galago (O. garnettii)
- Silvery greater galago (O. monteiri)
(Needle-clawed bushbabies)
- Southern needle-clawed bushbaby (E. elegantulus)
- Northern needle-clawed bushbaby (E. pallidus)
(Squirrel galagos)
- Bioko Allen's bushbaby (S. alleni)
- Gabon bushbaby (S. gabonensis)
- Makandé squirrel galago (S. makandensis)
(Western dwarf galagos)
- Prince Demidoff's bushbaby (Gs. demidovii)
- Angolan dwarf galago (Gs. kumbirensis)
- Thomas's bushbaby (Gs. thomasi)
(Lesser bushbabies)
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(Eastern dwarf galagos)
P. zanzibaricus group: |
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