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Makandé squirrel galago

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The Makandé squirrel galago, Sciurocheirus makandensis, is a species of squirrel galago native to Gabon in Central Africa. Squirrel galagos are strepsirrhine primates of the genus Sciurocheirus in the family Galagidae, the galagos or bushbabies, and the Makandé species is the most recently described of them: it was named in 2013, after the earlier species Sciurocheirus alleni, S. cameronensis and S. gabonensis had been separated from one another by Eisentraut, Groves and later authors. The genus itself was first placed apart from Galago by Gray in 1863. The species is attributed to Ambrose, 2013, and the Wikipedia article places it among the endemic fauna of Gabon, which makes its range far narrower than that of the Gabon bushbaby, a squirrel galago found across Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.

Facts
Scientific Name
Sciurocheirus makandensis 3
Conservation Status
Data Deficient 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
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Galagidae, Taxa
Source Galagidae (Wikipedia)
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Source Sciurocheirus makandensis (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a species of squirrel galago native to Gabon, Africa
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1. Galagidae (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, family trait
    are small nocturnal primates native to continental, sub-Sahara Africa
  • Characteristics, family diet
    Their diet is a mixture of insects and other small animals, fruit, and tree gums.
  • Child Taxon Of: Galagidae, Taxonomic classification and phylogeny
    Makandé squirrel galago, S. makandensis
  • In Group: Primate Species, Lead
    Galagos , also known as bush babies or nagapies (meaning "night monkeys" in Afrikaans), are small nocturnal primates native to continental, sub-Sahara Africa
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2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Species profiles of Sciurocheirus makandensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Species profile, Catalogue of Life
Quote, Species profile, Catalogue of Life
"extinct": false
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3. Sciurocheirus makandensis (Wikipedia)
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Sciurocheirus makandensis
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4. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): IUCN Red List category of Sciurocheirus makandensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)IUCN Red List category
Quote, IUCN Red List category
"category": "DATA_DEFICIENT"
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