Bioko Allen's bushbaby, Sciurocheirus alleni, also known as the Bioko squirrel galago, is a species of primate in the galago family found on the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea, with the Wikipedia article also listing Cameroon and Nigeria for the wider form it covers. It has a head and body length of 20 to 28 centimetres and a tail of 23 to 30 centimetres and weighs 300 to 410 grams. It was originally described as Galago alleni by Waterhouse in 1838 and was placed in the separate genus Sciurocheirus by Gray in 1863; it was later split with two relatives, the Cross River and Gabon bushbabies, which Groves elevated to species rank in 2001. According to the source article its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests, and it is currently listed as near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Bioko Allen's bushbaby (Wikipedia)
In Biome
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Sciurocheirus alleni (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
In Ecosystem
Source Bioko Allen's bushbaby (Wikipedia)
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Sciurocheirus alleni (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)DistributionQuote, Distribution
Endemic to Bioko I.
Sources
1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Sciurocheirus alleni (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Status and Conservation
CITES Appendix II.
Food and Feeding
The Bioko Squirrel Galago is frugivorous, consuming mainly fruits and gums
Habitat
Primary montane forest.
Status and Conservation, living or extinct
Classified as Least Concern on The
Activity patterns
The Bioko Squirrel Galago is nocturnal and arboreal.
View the Source 2. Bioko Allen's bushbaby (Wikipedia)
Lead
(Sciurocheirus alleni)
Lead, conservation status
The bushbaby is currently near-threatened, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Physical description
weighs 300-410 g
In Ecosystem: Forest, Lead, habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
View the Source3. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): Sciurocheirus alleni
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)Maximum longevityQuote, Maximum longevity
Although it has been reported that these animals live up to 12 years
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