Bioko Allen's bushbaby

Species of primate

Bioko Allen's bushbaby[1]
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
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

Galago alleni, 1863

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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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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Extant species of family Galagidae (Galagos)
Otolemur
(Greater galagos)
  • Brown greater galago (O. crassicaudatus)
  • Northern greater galago (O. garnettii)
  • Silvery greater galago (O. monteiri)
Euoticus
(Needle-clawed bushbabies)
  • Southern needle-clawed bushbaby (E. elegantulus)
  • Northern needle-clawed bushbaby (E. pallidus)
Sciurocheirus
(Squirrel galagos)
  • Bioko Allen's bushbaby (S. alleni)
  • Gabon bushbaby (S. gabonensis)
  • Makandé squirrel galago (S. makandensis)
Galagoides
(Western dwarf galagos)
  • Prince Demidoff's bushbaby (Gs. demidovii)
  • Angolan dwarf galago (Gs. kumbirensis)
  • Thomas's bushbaby (Gs. thomasi)
Galago
(Lesser bushbabies)
G. senegalensis group:
  • Somali bushbaby (G. gallarum)
  • Mohol bushbaby (G. moholi)
  • Senegal bushbaby (G. senegalensis)
G. matschiei group:
  • Dusky bushbaby (G. matschiei)
Paragalago
(Eastern dwarf galagos)
P. zanzibaricus group:
  • Kenya coast galago (P. cocos)
  • Grant's bushbaby (P. granti)
  • Zanzibar bushbaby (P. zanzibaricus)
P. orinus group:
  • Uluguru bushbaby (P. orinus)
  • Rondo dwarf galago (P. rondoensis)
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Taxon identifiers
Sciurocheirus alleni
Galago alleni


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