The Kenya coast galago, Paragalago cocos, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae found across Kenya and Tanzania, particularly around the northern coastal area of each country, from sea level to about 350 metres above sea level. It has a dark, blackish patch on either side of the muzzle and light brown hair covering its body. It is morphologically similar to the Zanzibar bushbaby and is generally slightly larger, but with a high overlap in body size, which caused confusion over its taxonomy. Like many other galagos it has its own unique call, an incremental call that separates it from every other species in the genus. It is found in the middle storey of coastal lowland tropical moist forest and riverine forest, and in some secondary growth such as cultivated mosaic habitat and rural gardens, to at least 210 metres in Kenya and 350 metres in the foothills of the East Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.
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It is found across Kenya and Tanzania
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It is found across Kenya and Tanzania
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1. Galagidae (Wikipedia)
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are small nocturnal primates native to continental, sub-Sahara Africa
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Their diet is a mixture of insects and other small animals, fruit, and tree gums.
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(Paragalago cocos)
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coastal lowland tropical moist forest
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and has been located living from sea level to around 350 metres
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"category": "LEAST_CONCERN"
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