Northern needle-clawed bushbaby

Northern needle-clawed bushbaby[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Galagidae
Genus: Euoticus
Species: E. pallidus
Binomial name
Euoticus pallidus
(Gray, 1863)
Northern needle-clawed bushbaby range

The northern needle-clawed bushbaby (Euoticus pallidus) is a species of primate in the family Galagidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. It is found predominately in tropical and secondary forests . The species is threatened by deforestation resulting in habitat loss.

References

  1. Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 123–124. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. Bearder, S.; Oates, J. F. & Groves, C. P. P. (2008). "Euoticus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 January 2009.


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