The northern needle-clawed bushbaby (Euoticus pallidus) is a species of strepsirrhine primate in the family Galagidae. It is found in the coastal region of Cameroon and Nigeria, and on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea in lower-elevation forests that provide its specialized diet of tree gum and resins.[2]
This is a medium-sized species with a head-and-body length of 180 mm (7 in) and a tail of 190 mm (7.5 in). Members of this genus have long limbs and large hands and feet. The fur is woolly and they have short, blunt snouts, large orange eyes and bony ridges surrounding the eyes. The nails on both hands and feet are keeled, and are elongated forward into sharp points. These nails are an adaptation to help provide grip on large branches of trees. The upper parts of this bushbaby, and the outer parts of the limbs, are reddish-grey or reddish-buff, being greyer on the neck, shoulders, arms and tail. Some individuals have a dark greyish-brown dorsal stripe running from the shoulders to the root of the tail. The tail is the same colour as the back, fading gradually to grey near the tip. The underparts are yellowish or whitish-grey. The northern needle-clawed bushbaby differs from the southern needle-clawed bushbaby in having a wide gap between the two upper central incisors, and the nasal bones being narrower at the front and broader behind. Both species differ from other bushbabies in having a single pair of nipples.[3]
Distribution and habitatEdit
The northern needle-clawed bushbaby is endemic to west central Africa where its range extends from the Niger River, in Nigeria, to the Sanaga River in Cameroon. The subspeciesE. p. pallidus is present on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea, while the subspecies E. p. talboti occurs over the rest of the range. It is found in both primary and secondary moist lowland forest, mostly in the upper and middle parts of the canopy.[2] It also occurs at higher altitudes in high rainfall areas such as Mount Kupe and Mount Cameroon.[3]
EcologyEdit
This bushbaby feeds mainly on gum which exudes from the trunk and branches of trees; this is gathered with a "toothcomb", formed by the enlarged lower incisors. It also feeds on invertebrates, catching them with both hands, and sometimes hanging by two feet while doing so. It clambers about among the branches, sometimes descending the trunk head first. It can make horizontal leaps between trees, or can drop vertically, legs splayed. It forages alone but communicates vocally with others and sleeps communally. Little is known of its reproductive habits.[3]
StatusEdit
E. pallidus may be threatened by habitat destruction where its forest habitat has been fragmented by logging and conversion to agriculture. However, part of its range is in protected areas including the Cross River National Park (Nigeria), Korup National Park, and Banyang - Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary (Cameroon), and the Southern Highlands Scientific Reserve (Bioko). The International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed its conservation status in 2008 as being near-threatened but listed its current population trend as "unknown."[2]
^ abcdCronin, D.T.; Oates, J.F.; Butynski, T.M. (2020). "Euoticus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T8266A190233329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T8266A190233329.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ abcKingdon, Jonathan; Happold, David; Butynski, Thomas; Hoffmann, Michael; Happold, Meredith; Kalina, Jan (2013). Mammals of Africa. A&C Black. pp. 441–445. ISBN978-1-4081-8996-2.
October 21, 2023
northern, needle, clawed, bushbaby, northern, needle, clawed, bushbaby, euoticus, pallidus, species, strepsirrhine, primate, family, galagidae, found, coastal, region, cameroon, nigeria, island, bioko, equatorial, guinea, lower, elevation, forests, that, provi. The northern needle clawed bushbaby Euoticus pallidus is a species of strepsirrhine primate in the family Galagidae It is found in the coastal region of Cameroon and Nigeria and on the island of Bioko Equatorial Guinea in lower elevation forests that provide its specialized diet of tree gum and resins 2 Northern needle clawed bushbaby 1 Conservation statusNear Threatened IUCN 3 1 2 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder PrimatesSuborder StrepsirrhiniFamily GalagidaeGenus EuoticusSpecies E pallidusBinomial nameEuoticus pallidus Gray 1863 Northern needle clawed bushbaby range Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Ecology 4 Status 5 ReferencesDescription EditThis is a medium sized species with a head and body length of 180 mm 7 in and a tail of 190 mm 7 5 in Members of this genus have long limbs and large hands and feet The fur is woolly and they have short blunt snouts large orange eyes and bony ridges surrounding the eyes The nails on both hands and feet are keeled and are elongated forward into sharp points These nails are an adaptation to help provide grip on large branches of trees The upper parts of this bushbaby and the outer parts of the limbs are reddish grey or reddish buff being greyer on the neck shoulders arms and tail Some individuals have a dark greyish brown dorsal stripe running from the shoulders to the root of the tail The tail is the same colour as the back fading gradually to grey near the tip The underparts are yellowish or whitish grey The northern needle clawed bushbaby differs from the southern needle clawed bushbaby in having a wide gap between the two upper central incisors and the nasal bones being narrower at the front and broader behind Both species differ from other bushbabies in having a single pair of nipples 3 Distribution and habitat EditThe northern needle clawed bushbaby is endemic to west central Africa where its range extends from the Niger River in Nigeria to the Sanaga River in Cameroon The subspecies E p pallidus is present on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea while the subspecies E p talboti occurs over the rest of the range It is found in both primary and secondary moist lowland forest mostly in the upper and middle parts of the canopy 2 It also occurs at higher altitudes in high rainfall areas such as Mount Kupe and Mount Cameroon 3 Ecology EditThis bushbaby feeds mainly on gum which exudes from the trunk and branches of trees this is gathered with a toothcomb formed by the enlarged lower incisors It also feeds on invertebrates catching them with both hands and sometimes hanging by two feet while doing so It clambers about among the branches sometimes descending the trunk head first It can make horizontal leaps between trees or can drop vertically legs splayed It forages alone but communicates vocally with others and sleeps communally Little is known of its reproductive habits 3 Status EditE pallidus may be threatened by habitat destruction where its forest habitat has been fragmented by logging and conversion to agriculture However part of its range is in protected areas including the Cross River National Park Nigeria Korup National Park and Banyang Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary Cameroon and the Southern Highlands Scientific Reserve Bioko The International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed its conservation status in 2008 as being near threatened but listed its current population trend as unknown 2 References Edit Groves C P 2005 Order Primates In Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Johns Hopkins University Press pp 123 124 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 a b c d Cronin D T Oates J F Butynski T M 2020 Euoticus pallidus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 e T8266A190233329 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2020 2 RLTS T8266A190233329 en Retrieved 17 November 2021 a b c Kingdon Jonathan Happold David Butynski Thomas Hoffmann Michael Happold Meredith Kalina Jan 2013 Mammals of Africa A amp C Black pp 441 445 ISBN 978 1 4081 8996 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Northern needle clawed bushbaby amp oldid 1110484854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
