Bioko Allen's bushbaby explained
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. The bushbaby is currently near-threatened, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Taxonomy
Originally described as Galago alleni by Waterhouse (1838), the species was placed in a separate genus, Sciurocheirus by Gray in 1863.[1] The species was split into three taxa, alleni, cameronensis, and gabonensis by Eisentraut (1973) and Groves (1989)[2] 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]
Physical description
Bioko Allen's bushbaby has a head-body length of with a tail and weighs .
Further reading
- 10.1007/s10764-005-0730-1 . Home range analysis of Perodicticus potto edwardsi and Sciurocheirus cameronensis . 2005 . Pimley . Elizabeth R. . Bearder . Simon K. . Dixson . Alan F. . International Journal of Primatology . 26 . 191–206 . 39193956.
- 10.1159/000073318 . Species-typical patterns of infant contact, sleeping site use and social cohesion among nocturnal primates in Africa . 2003 . Bearder . Simon K. . Ambrose . Lesley . Harcourt . Caroline . Honess . Paul . Perkin . Andrew . Pimley . Elizabeth . Pullen . Samantha . Svoboda . Nadine . Folia Primatologica . 74 . 5–6 . 337–354 . 14605477 . 25314709.
Notes and References
- Book: Nekaris, Anna . Family Galagidae: Galagos . Mittermeier . Russell A. . Russell A. Mittermeier . Anthony B. . Rylands . Don E. . Wilson . Don E. Wilson . Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates . Lynx Edicions . Barcelona . 2013 . 184–284 . 978-84-96553-89-7.
- Assessment of the diversity of African primates . 2003 . Grubb . Peter . Butynski . Thomas M. . Oates . John F. . Bearder . Simon K. . Disotell . Todd R. . Groves . Colin P. . Struhsaker . Thomas T. . International Journal of Primatology . 24 . 6 . 1301–1357 . 10.1023/B:IJOP.0000005994.86792.b9 . 24110272.
