Galagoides nyasae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	GALAGIDAE

Scientific Name:

Galagoides nyasae

Species Authority:

(Elliot, 1907)

Common Name/s:

English

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Malawi Galago

Taxonomic Notes:

According to Grubb et al. (2003), Lawrence and Loveridge (1953) removed nyasae from the synonymy of what they called Galago senegalensis moholi, where Schwarz (1931) had placed it, but retained it as a subspecies of G. senegalensis. They recognized its differences from Galago senegalensis moholi and similarities with G. s. zanzibaricus, i.e. Galagoides zanzibaricus, in pelage, dentition and cranial proportions. After examining the type and other material in London, they included in Galago senegalensis nyasae the specimen from Thyolo (=Cholo), which Groves (2001) assigned to Galagoides sp. nov. 2. Galagoides sp. nov. 2 and what we now call Galagoides nyasae occur in very close proximity. Further information on the vocalizations, distribution and ecology of the two taxa are needed (Grubb et al. 2003).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2008
Assessor/s	Bearder, S.
Evaluator/s:	Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient due to severe taxonomic uncertainty, and a lack of information on the range and population status of the form.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This little-known species has been recorded from mountains in the north-west of Mozambique close to Lake Malawi, and from Chikwawa in Malawi.
Countries:	Native: Malawi; Mozambique
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	No information is available. This species was identified on the basis of six specimens, and it may be synonymous with Galagoides granti.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Presumably occurs in either tropical montane or lowland forest. Also known to occur in secondary vegetation associated with tea plantations. It is presumed to give birth to one or two young per year.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There is no information on the threats to this species, but almost certainly habitat loss due to deforestation (for crops and logging) and expanding human settlement is likely to be a threat.

Major Threat(s):

There is no information on the threats to this species, but almost certainly habitat loss due to deforestation (for crops and logging) and expanding human settlement is likely to be a threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Further studies on the taxonomy, ecology and threats to this species are needed.

Conservation Actions:

This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES. Further studies on the taxonomy, ecology and threats to this species are needed.

Citation:	Bearder, S. 2008. Galagoides nyasae. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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