Bioko Allen's bushbaby
Species of primate
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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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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
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.
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