Euoticus elegantulus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	PRIMATES	GALAGIDAE

Scientific Name:

Euoticus elegantulus

Species Authority:

(Le Conte, 1857)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Southern Needle-clawed Galago, Elegant Galago, Elegant Needle-clawed Galago, Western Needle-clawed Bushbaby, Western Needle-clawed Galago
French	–	Galago Élégant
Spanish	–	Abolí, Gálago Elegante

Taxonomic Notes:

Grubb et al. (2003) state that there might be more than two subspecies of Euoticus elegantulus, of which the form south of the Ogooue River has not yet been named.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

Bearder, S.

Reviewer/s:

Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern as this species is widespread and common in many parts of its range and is not declining fast enough to place it in a category of higher threat.

History:

1996	–	Lower Risk/near threatened
1988	–	Not Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species ranges between the Sanaga River in Cameroon and the Congo and Ubangui Rivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is present in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni), Congo and possibly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Countries:	Native: Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon Presence uncertain: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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Population [top]

Population:	This is a common species. It is more abundant in seconday forest where gum and resin food trees are more common.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The Southern Needle-clawed Galago lives in primary and secondary lowland moist forests. This species primarily feeds on gums and resins. It gives birth to a single young annually.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species. It may be locally threatened in parts of its range through habitat loss.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species. It may be locally threatened in parts of its range through habitat loss.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES. This species is present in the Dja Reserve, Cameroon, and is presumed to occur in a number of the region's other protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES. This species is present in the Dja Reserve, Cameroon, and is presumed to occur in a number of the region's other protected areas.

Citation:	Bearder, S. 2008. Euoticus elegantulus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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