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Northern needle-clawed bushbaby

Mammals

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Gummivore 1
Population Trend
Unknown 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Agriculture and Aquaculture 2
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Euoticus pallidus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Body Size Band
Medium 2
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galagidae, Taxa
Source Northern needle-clawed bushbaby (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Source Northern needle-clawed bushbaby (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Forest, Ecosystems
Source Northern needle-clawed bushbaby (Wikipedia)
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Source Northern needle-clawed bushbaby (Wikipedia)Lead
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It is found in the coastal region of Cameroon and Nigeria, and on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Northern needle-clawed bushbaby (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in the coastal region of Cameroon and Nigeria, and on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Northern needle-clawed bushbaby (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in the coastal region of Cameroon and Nigeria, and on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
Sources
1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Euoticus pallidus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Status and Conservation
    Classified as Least Concern on The
  • Status and Conservation, cites appendix
    CITES Appendix II.
  • Food and Feeding
    The Northern Needle-clawed Galago is a specialized gummivore, feeding primarily on gums but also saps and resins, supplemented with fruit, young leaves, insects, and an occasional bird.
  • Habitat
    Primary, secondary, tropical moist, montane, lowland, evergreen
  • Activity patterns
    Northern Needle-clawed Galagos are arboreal and nocturnal.
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2. Northern needle-clawed bushbaby (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    (Euoticus pallidus)
  • Status
    but listed its current population trend as
  • Status, threats
    its forest habitat has been fragmented by logging and conversion to agriculture
  • Description
    This is a medium-sized species with a head-and-body length of 180 mm
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
    It is found in both primary and secondary moist lowland forest
  • In Ecosystem: Forest, Distribution and habitat
    It is found in both primary and secondary moist lowland forest
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