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Rondo dwarf galago

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The Rondo dwarf galago, Paragalago rondoensis, also called the Rondo bushbaby, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae and the smallest known galago, weighing less than 100 grams. It is endemic to Tanzania, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests, and it lives in an area reported in 2012 to be less than 100 square kilometres. It is known from eight isolated and threatened forest patches along the coast of Tanzania between 50 and 900 metres above sea level, in two broad populations, one in the south-west and one around Dar es Salaam, a total known range of 92 square kilometres. It can be told from other dwarf galagos by its bottle-brush tail, red in the young and darkening with age, and by its double unit rolling call. It feeds mainly on insects, with some fruit and flowers, and builds daytime sleeping nests in the canopy. Discovered in the 1950s and fully described in 1996, it is threatened by habitat loss from logging and is listed as one of the world's 25 most endangered primates.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Paragalago rondoensis 1
Conservation Status
Endangered 3
Body Size Band
Tiny 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galagidae, Taxa
Source Rondo dwarf galago (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Source Rondo dwarf galago (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Forest, Ecosystems
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Source Rondo dwarf galago (Wikipedia)Lead
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It is endemic to Tanzania
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1. Rondo dwarf galago (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    (Paragalago rondoensis)
  • Ecology
    The diet of the Rondo dwarf galago consists primarily of insects. The species also feeds on fruits and flowers.
  • Lead, system
    its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests
  • Lead, living or extinct
    It is now listed as one of "The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates."
  • Ecology, activity pattern
    As nocturnal animals, they build daytime sleeping nests in the canopy.
  • Lead, threats
    is threatened by habitat loss due to logging
  • Lead, body size band
    It weighs less than 100 grams, making it the smallest known galago.
  • Ecology, diet
    The diet of the Rondo dwarf galago consists primarily of insects.
  • In Ecosystem: Forest, Lead, habitat
    its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests
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2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galagoides rondoensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Status and Conservation
Quote, Status and Conservation
CITES Appendix II.
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3. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): IUCN Red List category of Paragalago rondoensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)IUCN Red List category
Quote, IUCN Red List category
"category": "ENDANGERED"
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