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| name = Bioko Allen's bushbaby<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Groves | pages = 118}}</ref>
| name = Bioko Allen's bushbaby<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Groves |pages=118 |id=12100133|heading=Species ''Galago alleni''}}</ref>
| image = Galago alleni.jpg
| image = Galago alleni.jpg
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| status = LC
| status = NT
| status_system = iucn3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{cite iucn |author=Perkin, A. |author2=Butynski, T.M. |author3=Cronin, D.T. |author4=Masters, J. |author5=Oates, J.F. |author6=Pimley, E. |year=2020 |title=''Sciurocheirus alleni'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T8785A95509640 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T8785A95509640.en |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| genus = Sciurocheirus
| classis = [[Mammalia]]
| species = alleni
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| authority = ([[George Robert Waterhouse|Waterhouse]], 1838)<ref name=iucn />
| ordo = [[Primate]]s
| familia = [[Galagidae]]
| genus = ''[[Galago (genus)|Galago]]''
| species = '''''G. alleni'''''
| binomial = ''Galago alleni''
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| binomial_authority = [[George Robert Waterhouse|Waterhouse]], 1838
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| range_map = Bioko Allen's Bushbaby area.png
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| range_map_caption = Bioko Allen's bushbaby range
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The '''Bioko Allen's bushbaby''' ('''''Galago alleni''''') is a species of [[primate]] in the [[Galagidae]] family. It is found in [[Angola]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Republic of the Congo]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], and [[Nigeria]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical dry [[forest]]s.<ref name=iucn/>
'''Bioko Allen's bushbaby''' ('''''Sciurocheirus alleni'''''), also known as the '''Bioko squirrel galago''', is a species of [[primate]] in the [[Galagidae|galago]] family found in [[Cameroon]], [[Nigeria]], and the island of [[Bioko]], [[Equatorial Guinea]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical dry [[forest]]s.<ref name=iucn/> The bushbaby is currently near-threatened, according to the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]].<ref name=iucn/>

== Taxonomy ==
Originally described as ''Galago alleni'' by [[George Robert Waterhouse|Waterhouse]] (1838), the species was placed in a separate genus, ''[[Sciurocheirus]]'' by [[John Edward Gray|Gray]] in 1863.<ref name="Nekaris2013">{{cite book |first=Anna |last=Nekaris |chapter=Family Galagidae: Galagos |editor1-last=Mittermeier |editor1-first=Russell A. |editor1-link=Russell A. Mittermeier |editor2-first=Anthony B. |editor2-last=Rylands |editor3-first=Don E. |editor3-last=Wilson |editor3-link=Don E. Wilson |title=Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates |publisher=Lynx Edicions |location=Barcelona |year=2013 |pages=184–284 |isbn=978-84-96553-89-7}}</ref> The species was split into three taxa, ''alleni'', ''cameronensis'', and ''gabonensis'' by Eisentraut (1973) and Groves (1989)<ref name="Grubbetal2003">{{cite journal |title=Assessment of the diversity of African primates |year=2003 |last1=Grubb |first1=Peter |last2=Butynski |first2=Thomas M. |last3=Oates |first3=John F. |last4=Bearder |first4=Simon K. |last5=Disotell |first5=Todd R. |last6=Groves |first6=Colin P. |last7=Struhsaker |first7=Thomas T. |journal=International Journal of Primatology |volume=24 |issue=6 |pages=1301–1357 |doi=10.1023/B:IJOP.0000005994.86792.b9 |s2cid=24110272}}</ref> which were then later elevated to species status by Groves (2001) as ''S. alleni'', ''[[Cross River bushbaby|S. cameronensis]]'', and ''[[Gabon bushbaby|S. gabonensis]]'' and followed by Groves (2005) and Nekaris (2013).<ref name=msw3/><ref name="Nekaris2013"/>

== Physical description ==
[[File:GalagoAlleniWolf.jpg|thumb|Galago alleni, 1863]]
Bioko Allen's bushbaby has a head-body length of {{Cvt|20–28|cm}} with a {{Cvt|23–30|cm}} tail and weighs {{Cvt|300–410|g}}.<ref name="Nekaris2013" />

== Further reading ==
*{{cite journal |doi=10.1007/s10764-005-0730-1 |title=Home range analysis of ''Perodicticus potto edwardsi'' and ''Sciurocheirus cameronensis'' |year=2005 |last1=Pimley |first1=Elizabeth R. |last2=Bearder |first2=Simon K. |last3=Dixson |first3=Alan F. |journal=International Journal of Primatology |volume=26 |pages=191–206 |s2cid=39193956}}

*{{cite journal |doi=10.1159/000073318 |title=Species-typical patterns of infant contact, sleeping site use and social cohesion among nocturnal primates in Africa |year=2003 |last1=Bearder |first1=Simon K. |last2=Ambrose |first2=Lesley |last3=Harcourt |first3=Caroline |last4=Honess |first4=Paul |last5=Perkin |first5=Andrew |last6=Pimley |first6=Elizabeth |last7=Pullen |first7=Samantha |last8=Svoboda |first8=Nadine |journal=Folia Primatologica |volume=74 |issue=5–6 |pages=337–354 |pmid=14605477 |s2cid=25314709}}


==References==
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Bioko Allen's bushbaby[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Galagidae
Genus: Sciurocheirus
Species:
S. alleni
Binomial name
Sciurocheirus alleni
Bioko Allen's bushbaby range

Bioko Allen's bushbaby (Sciurocheirus alleni), also known as the Bioko squirrel galago, is a species of primate in the galago family found in Cameroon, Nigeria, and the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.[2] The bushbaby is currently near-threatened, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[2]

Taxonomy

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Originally described as Galago alleni by Waterhouse (1838), the species was placed in a separate genus, Sciurocheirus by Gray in 1863.[3] The species was split into three taxa, alleni, cameronensis, and gabonensis by Eisentraut (1973) and Groves (1989)[4] which were then later elevated to species status by Groves (2001) as S. alleni, S. cameronensis, and S. gabonensis and followed by Groves (2005) and Nekaris (2013).[1][3]

Physical description

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Galago alleni, 1863

Bioko Allen's bushbaby has a head-body length of 20–28 cm (7.9–11.0 in) with a 23–30 cm (9.1–11.8 in) tail and weighs 300–410 g (11–14 oz).[3]

Further reading

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  • Pimley, Elizabeth R.; Bearder, Simon K.; Dixson, Alan F. (2005). "Home range analysis of Perodicticus potto edwardsi and Sciurocheirus cameronensis". International Journal of Primatology. 26: 191–206. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-0730-1. S2CID 39193956.
  • Bearder, Simon K.; Ambrose, Lesley; Harcourt, Caroline; Honess, Paul; Perkin, Andrew; Pimley, Elizabeth; Pullen, Samantha; Svoboda, Nadine (2003). "Species-typical patterns of infant contact, sleeping site use and social cohesion among nocturnal primates in Africa". Folia Primatologica. 74 (5–6): 337–354. doi:10.1159/000073318. PMID 14605477. S2CID 25314709.

References

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  1. ^ a b Groves, C. P. (2005). "Species Galago alleni". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b c d Perkin, A.; Butynski, T.M.; Cronin, D.T.; Masters, J.; Oates, J.F.; Pimley, E. (2020). "Sciurocheirus alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T8785A95509640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T8785A95509640.en. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Nekaris, Anna (2013). "Family Galagidae: Galagos". In Mittermeier, Russell A.; Rylands, Anthony B.; Wilson, Don E. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 184–284. ISBN 978-84-96553-89-7.
  4. ^ Grubb, Peter; Butynski, Thomas M.; Oates, John F.; Bearder, Simon K.; Disotell, Todd R.; Groves, Colin P.; Struhsaker, Thomas T. (2003). "Assessment of the diversity of African primates". International Journal of Primatology. 24 (6): 1301–1357. doi:10.1023/B:IJOP.0000005994.86792.b9. S2CID 24110272.


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