The Uluguru bushbaby, Paragalago orinus, also known as the mountain dwarf galago or the Amani dwarf galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae and, like all galagos, a strepsirrhine. It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania at altitudes of 1,200 to 2,000 metres. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of Prince Demidoff's bushbaby and was recognised as a separate species in 1995 on the strength of its unique call. It weighs between 74 and 98 grams, with a head and body length of 125 to 138 millimetres, a short-haired tail of 169 to 199 millimetres, dark reddish fur, a yellow-white face strip and dark brown eye rings. The IUCN classifies it as vulnerable: the population is widespread but fragmented and often at low densities, and the main threat is deforestation for logging and farmland. It occurs in protected areas such as Udzungwa Mountains National Park and the Taita Hills forest reserve, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 2 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
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In Biome
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galagoides orinus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
In Ecosystem
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galagoides orinus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
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It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Uluguru bushbaby (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania
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1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galagoides orinus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Activity patterns
Mountain Dwarf Galagos are nocturnal and arboreal
Food and Feeding
The Mountain Dwarf Galago is a faunivore-frugivore.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat
Mountain Dwarf Galagos live at low densities in mid-elevation and montane moist forests at 1200 - 2000 m above sea level
In Ecosystem: Forest, Habitat, forest
Mountain Dwarf Galagos live at low densities in mid-elevation and montane moist forests at 1200 - 2000 m above sea level
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(Paragalago orinus)
Conservation
The Uluguru bushbaby is classified by the IUCN as vulnerable
Conservation, cites appendix
The species is listed in Appendix II of CITES.
Conservation, threats
The main threats are deforestation, most commonly for logging and conversion into agricultural land.
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It is endemic to the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania at altitudes of 1,200-2,000 m.
Description
The Uluguru bushbaby weighs between 74 and 98 g
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