The Cross River bushbaby, also called the Cross River squirrel galago, is a squirrel galago of the family Galagidae that lives only in a restricted part of West Africa, from the Niger River through south-eastern Nigeria to the Sanaga River in central Cameroon. Its Latin name is given as Sciurocheirus cameronensis when it is treated as a species and as Sciurocheirus alleni cameronensis when it is treated as a subspecies of Bioko Allen's bushbaby, which is the rank its encyclopedia article uses. It is a medium-sized, nocturnal and largely tree-living animal weighing 220 to 355 grams, with a long bushy tail, rufous shoulders and flanks, and a dark face mask around chocolate-brown eyes. It lives in high-rainfall primary rainforest, lowland and montane, up to 2000 metres, and takes fallen fruit and invertebrates.
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Scientific NameSciurocheirus cameronensis 3 Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
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The Cross River bushbaby is endemic to a restricted area in West Africa from the Niger River through South-eastern Nigeria to the Sanaga River in central Cameroon.
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The Cross River bushbaby is endemic to a restricted area in West Africa from the Niger River through South-eastern Nigeria to the Sanaga River in central Cameroon.
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Habits
The Cross River bushbaby is a nocturnal, arboreal animal
Habitat
The Cross River bush baby occurs on high rainfall, primary tropical rainforest, both lowland and montane
Habits, diet
where it hunts for fallen fruit and invertebrates
Description
The weight varies from 220 to 355 grams
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which is endemic to a restricted area of West Africa
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Individuals can live up to twelve years.
Status and Conservation
CITES Appendix II.
Status and Conservation, conservation status
Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (as S. alleni cameronensis)
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Sciurocheirus cameronensis (Peters, 1876)
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