Sciurocheirus | |
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Bioko Allen's bushbaby (S. alleni) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Galagidae |
Genus: |
Sciurocheirus J. E. Gray, 1872 |
Type species | |
Galago alleni
Waterhouse, 1838
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Species | |
Sciurocheirus alleni |
The squirrel galagos are a group of four species of strepsirrhine primates. They are classified in the genus Sciurocheirus of the family Galagidae. [1]
Originally a single species was described, Galago alleni, by Waterhouse (1838), and the species was placed in a separate genus, Sciurocheirus by Gray in 1863. [2] While some listings still included them in Galago, [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). [3] [2] The IUCN and American Society of Mammalogists both list S. cameronensis as a subspecies of S. alleni (as listed below). In 2013, another species, S. makandensis was described. [5] [6]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Bioko Allen's bushbaby | S. alleni ( Waterhouse, 1838) Two subspecies
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Western equatorial Africa |
Size: 15–24 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 20–30 cm (8–12 in) tail
[7] Habitat: Forest [8] Diet: Fruit, as well as insects and small mammals [9] |
NT
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Gabon bushbaby
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S. gabonensis ( Gray, 1863) |
Western equatorial Africa |
Size: 18–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 23–28 cm (9–11 in) tail
[6] Habitat: Forest [10] Diet: Arthropods, insects, fruit, and gum [11] |
LC
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Makandé squirrel galago
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S. makandensis Ambrose, 2013 |
Gabon in western equatorial Africa |
Size: Unknown
[6] Habitat: Forest [12] Diet: Unknown [6] |
DD
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Sciurocheirus | |
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Bioko Allen's bushbaby (S. alleni) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Galagidae |
Genus: |
Sciurocheirus J. E. Gray, 1872 |
Type species | |
Galago alleni
Waterhouse, 1838
| |
Species | |
Sciurocheirus alleni |
The squirrel galagos are a group of four species of strepsirrhine primates. They are classified in the genus Sciurocheirus of the family Galagidae. [1]
Originally a single species was described, Galago alleni, by Waterhouse (1838), and the species was placed in a separate genus, Sciurocheirus by Gray in 1863. [2] While some listings still included them in Galago, [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). [3] [2] The IUCN and American Society of Mammalogists both list S. cameronensis as a subspecies of S. alleni (as listed below). In 2013, another species, S. makandensis was described. [5] [6]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Bioko Allen's bushbaby | S. alleni ( Waterhouse, 1838) Two subspecies
|
Western equatorial Africa |
Size: 15–24 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 20–30 cm (8–12 in) tail
[7] Habitat: Forest [8] Diet: Fruit, as well as insects and small mammals [9] |
NT
|
Gabon bushbaby
|
S. gabonensis ( Gray, 1863) |
Western equatorial Africa |
Size: 18–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 23–28 cm (9–11 in) tail
[6] Habitat: Forest [10] Diet: Arthropods, insects, fruit, and gum [11] |
LC
|
Makandé squirrel galago
|
S. makandensis Ambrose, 2013 |
Gabon in western equatorial Africa |
Size: Unknown
[6] Habitat: Forest [12] Diet: Unknown [6] |
DD
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