Squirrel galago
Species of primate
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The squirrel galagos are a group of four species of strepsirrhine primates. They are classified in the genus Sciurocheirus of the family Galagidae.[1]
| Sciurocheirus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Bioko Allen's bushbaby (S. alleni) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Galagidae |
| Genus: | Sciurocheirus J. E. Gray, 1872 |
| Type species | |
| Galago alleni Waterhouse, 1838 | |
| Species | |
|
Sciurocheirus alleni | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Unknown  [8] |
| 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 Unknown  [10] |
| Makandé squirrel galago | S. makandensis Ambrose, 2013 |
Gabon in western equatorial Africa |
Size: Unknown[6] Habitat: Forest[12] Diet: Unknown[6] |
DD Unknown [12] |
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