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Uluguru bushbaby

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The Uluguru bushbaby, Paragalago orinus, also known as the mountain dwarf galago or the Amani dwarf galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae and, like all galagos, a strepsirrhine. It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania at altitudes of 1,200 to 2,000 metres. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of Prince Demidoff's bushbaby and was recognised as a separate species in 1995 on the strength of its unique call. It weighs between 74 and 98 grams, with a head and body length of 125 to 138 millimetres, a short-haired tail of 169 to 199 millimetres, dark reddish fur, a yellow-white face strip and dark brown eye rings. The IUCN classifies it as vulnerable: the population is widespread but fragmented and often at low densities, and the main threat is deforestation for logging and farmland. It occurs in protected areas such as Udzungwa Mountains National Park and the Taita Hills forest reserve, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Paragalago orinus 2
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Body Size Band
Tiny 2
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galagidae, Taxa
Source Uluguru bushbaby (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galagoides orinus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)

In Ecosystem

Forest, Ecosystems
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galagoides orinus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
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Source Uluguru bushbaby (Wikipedia)Lead
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It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Uluguru bushbaby (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania
Sources
1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galagoides orinus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Activity patterns
    Mountain Dwarf Galagos are nocturnal and arboreal
  • Food and Feeding
    The Mountain Dwarf Galago is a faunivore-frugivore.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat
    Mountain Dwarf Galagos live at low densities in mid-elevation and montane moist forests at 1200 - 2000 m above sea level
  • In Ecosystem: Forest, Habitat, forest
    Mountain Dwarf Galagos live at low densities in mid-elevation and montane moist forests at 1200 - 2000 m above sea level
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2. Uluguru bushbaby (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    (Paragalago orinus)
  • Conservation
    The Uluguru bushbaby is classified by the IUCN as vulnerable
  • Conservation, cites appendix
    The species is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
  • Conservation, threats
    The main threats are deforestation, most commonly for logging and conversion into agricultural land.
  • Lead, system
    It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania at altitudes of 1,200-2,000 m.
  • Description
    The Uluguru bushbaby weighs between 74 and 98 g
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