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Senegal bushbaby

Mammals

The Senegal bushbaby, Galago senegalensis, also called the Senegal galago, lesser galago or lesser bush baby, is a small nocturnal primate of the galago family Galagidae. It lives in Africa south of the Sahara and on nearby islands including Zanzibar, mostly in dry woodland and savannah. Adults are about 130 millimetres long and weigh 95 to 300 grams, with woolly fur from silvery grey to dark brown, large eyes for night vision, strong hind legs for leaping and four-segmented ears that bend back individually. The diet is omnivorous, mixing insects, small animals including birds, fruit, seeds, flowers, eggs, nuts and tree gum. Females raise one or two young in leaf nests after a gestation of 110 to 120 days, and groups of related females share ranges that overlap the separate territories of adult males. Western chimpanzees in Ivory Coast and Senegal hunt the bushbaby, sometimes with sharpened sticks. Four subspecies are recognised.

Facts
Scientific Name
Galago senegalensis 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Body Size Band
Small 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Lifespan
17.1 4
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Galagidae, Taxa
Source Senegal bushbaby (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)

In Ecosystem

Forest, Ecosystems
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
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Found In

Cameroon

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
Quote, Status and Conservation
occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Central African Republic

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
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occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Cote d'Ivoire

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
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occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Ghana

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
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occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Guinea

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
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occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Kenya

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
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occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Nigeria

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
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occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Senegal

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
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occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Tanzania

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
Quote, Status and Conservation
occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Uganda

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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and Conservation
Quote, Status and Conservation
occurs in numerous protected areas in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
Sources
1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago senegalensis (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Status and Conservation
    CITES Appendix II. Classified as Least Concern on The
  • Status and Conservation, cites appendix
    CITES Appendix II.
  • Habitat
    Acacia woodland, thorn scrub, wooded savanna, gallery forest, and forest edge.
  • Activity patterns
    The Northern Lesser Galago is nocturnal and arboreal.
  • Food and Feeding
    The Northern Lesser Galago is a faunivore-frugivore that also specializes on eating gums
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2. Animal Diversity Web: Galago senegalensis
Animal Diversity WebEconomic Importance for Humans: Positive
Quote, Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
lesser bushbabies are often kept as pets in Africa
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3. Senegal bushbaby (Wikipedia)
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(Galago senegalensis)
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4. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): AnAge entry for Galago senegalensis
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)
  • Life history traits
    Adult weight 192.2 g
  • Maximum longevity
    Maximum longevity 17.1 years (captivity)
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