Northern needle-clawed bushbaby

The northern needle-clawed bushbaby, Euoticus pallidus, is a medium-sized strepsirrhine primate of the family Galagidae found in the coastal region of Cameroon and Nigeria and on the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea. Its range runs from the Niger River in Nigeria to the Sanaga River in Cameroon, and two subspecies are recognised, one on Bioko and one on the mainland. It has a head and body of about 180 millimetres and a tail of about 190 millimetres, woolly reddish-grey or reddish-buff fur, large orange eyes and keeled nails drawn out into sharp points that give grip on big branches. It lives in the middle and upper canopy of moist lowland forest and feeds mainly on tree gum gathered with its toothcomb, along with invertebrates caught by hand. It forages alone but calls to others and sleeps communally. Logging and conversion of forest to farmland are a concern, although part of its range lies in protected areas.