Squirrel galago

The squirrel galagos are a group of four species of strepsirrhine primates. They are classified in the genus Sciurocheirus of the family Galagidae.[1]

Sciurocheirus
Bioko Allen's bushbaby (S. alleni)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Galagidae
Genus: Sciurocheirus
J. E. Gray, 1872
Species

Sciurocheirus alleni
Sciurocheirus cameronensis
Sciurocheirus gabonensis
Sciurocheirus makandensis

References

  1. Masters, J.C.; Génin, F.; Couette, S.; Groves, C.P.; Nash, S.D.; Delpero, M.; Pozzi, L. (2017). "A new genus for the eastern dwarf galagos (Primates: Galagidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 229–241. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw028. hdl:2318/1618044.
  2. Jonathan Kingdon; David Happold; Thomas Butynski; Michael Hoffmann; Meredith Happold (2013-05-23). Mammals of Africa. p. 3763. ISBN 9781408189962.
  3. Chris Stuart (2017-07-01). Stuarts' Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Africa. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 1112. ISBN 9781775842767.
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