Biology:Needle-clawed bushbaby

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Short description: Genus of primates

Euoticus[1]
Northern needle-clawed bushbaby,
E. pallidus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Galagidae
Genus: Euoticus
J. E. Gray, 1863
Type species
Otogale pallida
J. E. Gray, 1863
Species

Euoticus elegantulus
Euoticus pallidus

The needle-clawed bushbabies are the two species in the genus Euoticus, which is in the family Galagidae. Galagidae is sometimes included as a subfamily within the Lorisidae (or Loridae).

Unique to the needle-clawed bushbaby are the keeled nails, featuring prominent central ridges ending in needle-like points, present on all digits except the thumbs, the big toes, and the second foot phalanges which have claws.[2]

The first specimen of E. elegantulus to arrive in Europe from Africa was brought by Gerald Durrell. The uncovering of this bush baby is documented in his 1957 book A Zoo in My Luggage.[3]

The needle-clawed bushbabies have a diet that consists of insects, fruits and gums. Gum tends to be the largest contribute to their diet since 75% of their diet is base around gum.[4]

Genus Euoticus – Gray, 1863 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Northern needle-clawed bushbaby

Drawing of brown bushbaby

E. pallidus
(Gray, 1863)

Two subspecies
  • E. p. pallidus (Bioko needle-clawed bushbaby)
  • E. p. talboti (Nigeria needle-clawed bushbaby)
Western equatorial Africa
Map of range 		Size: 18–33 cm (7–13 in) long, plus 28–31 cm (11–12 in) tail[5]

Habitat: Forest[6]

Diet: Tree gums and resins[6] 		 NT 


Unknown Population declining[6]

Southern needle-clawed bushbaby

Photo of brown bushbaby

E. elegantulus
(Conte, 1857) 		Western equatorial Africa
Map of range 		Size: 21–24 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 28–32 cm (11–13 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[8]

Diet: Tree and liana gums and resins, as well as invertebrates[8] 		 LC 


Unknown Unknown[8]

References

  1. ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Euoticus". in Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. 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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100127. 
  2. ↑ Ankel-Simons, Friderun (2000). "Hands and Feet". Primate anatomy: an introduction. Academic Press. p. 308. (search pages). ISBN 0-12-058670-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=5fttVRAHA4MC&pg=PA308. 
  3. ↑ Durrell, Gerald (1957). "The bald-headed birds". A Zoo in My Luggage. Penguin. p. 62. ISBN 0-14-002084-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=gszshUMfjtsC. 
  4. ↑ Pozzi, Luca; Disotell, Todd R.; Masters, Judith C. (2014-04-02). "A multilocus phylogeny reveals deep lineages within African galagids (Primates: Galagidae)". BMC Evolutionary Biology 14 (1): 72. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-14-72. ISSN 1471-2148. PMID 24694188. 
  5. ↑ Kingdon, ch. Galagos
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Cronin, D. T.; Oates, J. F.; Butynski, T. M. (2020). "Euoticus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T8266A190233329.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8266/190233329. 
  7. ↑ Santilli, Lili (2002). "Euoticus elegantulus". University of Michigan. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Euoticus_elegantulus/. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Oates, J. F.; Butynski, T. M. (2019). "Euoticus elegantulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T8265A17961768.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8265/17961768. 

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