Bioko Allen's bushbaby

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Bioko Allen's bushbaby[1]
Galago alleni.jpg
Sciurocheirus alleni

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Galagidae
Genus: Sciurocheirus
Species:
S. alleni
Binomial name
Sciurocheirus alleni
Bioko Allen's Bushbaby area.png
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 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 subspecies, alleni, cameronensis, and gabonensis by Eisentraut (1973) and Groves (1989)[4] which were then later elevated to species status by Groves (2001) and followed by Groves (2005) and Nekaris (2013).[1][3]

Physical description[]

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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Groves, C. P. (2005). 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.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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. Retrieved 10 July 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  4. ^ 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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