| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | MAMMALIA | PRIMATES | GALAGIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Galago senegalensis | |||||||||
| Species Authority: | É. Geoffroy, 1796 | |||||||||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | Grubb et al. (2003) listed four subspecies: Galago senegalensis senegalensis; G. s. braccatus; G. s. dunni, and G. s. sotikae. | |||||||||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||||||||
| Year Assessed: | 2008 | |||||||||
| Assessor/s | Bearder, S., Butynski, T.M. & De Jong, Y. | |||||||||
| Evaluator/s: | Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) | |||||||||
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Justification: Listed as Least Concern as the species is widespread and relatively common, and there are no major threats to the species at present (though some subpopulations may be affected by clearance of natural vegetation for agricultural purposes). |
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| Range Description: |
Possibly the most widespread galago species, ranging from Senegal in the west, through the savanna and open woodland of Africa, to Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia in the east and Kenya and Tanzania in the south. The southern limit of distribution is probably the Rufiji River. The area of sympatry with G. moholi in central and southern Tanzania and with G. gallarum in central Kenya has yet to be defined and requires investigation. There are four subspecies: The subspecies G. s. senegalensis ranges from Senegal in the west through to Sudan and western Uganda. G. s. braccatus is known from a number of districts in Kenya, and from north-east and north-central Tanzania (T. Butynski and Y. de Jong pers. comm.). The subspecies G. s. dunni is found in Somalia and the Ogaden region of Ethiopia. G. s. sotikae is confined to the southern shores of Lake Victoria (Tanzania) where it is found from western Serengeti, to Mwanza (Tanzania) to Ankole (southern Uganda). In general, the limits of distribution between the four subspecies are not well known, and not indicated on the map. |
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Native:
Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Uganda
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| Population: |
This is a common and widespread species. In Kenya, G. s. braccatus was encountered at rates of: 0.1 individuals/km (1.0 individuals/h) by vehicle in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia Plateau (1,800-1,900 m asl), 1.1 ind/h by foot in Makindu (960 m asl), 1.2 ind/km (1.4 ind/h) by foot in Kajiado, southern Kenya (1,500 m asl), and 1.1 ind/km (3.4 ind/h) by vehicle in Kora National Park (500 m asl). On the Laikipia Plateau, Kenya, G. s. braccatus densities can locally be as high as 300 to 500 individuals/km² (Y. de Jong and T. Butynski pers. comm.). In Tanzania, the encounter rates with G. s. braccatus were 0.1 ind/km (2.4 ind/h) by vehicle in Tanga (10 m asl), 0.9 ind/h by foot in Meia meia (1,330 m asl), 4.1 individuals/km (3.5 individuals/h) by foot near Mikumi National Park (470 m asl), and 4.0 individuals/h by foot at Mto wa Mbu, Lake Manyara National Park (970 m asl; T. Butynski and Y. de Jong pers. comm.). G. s. sotikae was encountered at the rate of 2.5 individuals/km (7.1 individuals/h; 1,480 m) in Grumeti Game Reserve, western Serengeti, Tanzania (Y. de Jong and T. Butynski pers. comm.). |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This species is found in all strata of savanna woodland (e.g. Miombo), in dense to open bushland areas, in montane forest (e.g. Mau Forest, Kenya, and Harenna Forest, Ethiopia), and in secondary and/or highly fragmented forest and woodland, including cultivated areas (T. Butynski and Y. de Jong pers. comm.). It avoids areas of grassland. Found in forests where no other galagos are present. G. senegalensis is sympatric with Galago gallarum (Butynski and De Jong 2004), Galago moholi, Galagoides cocos, Otolemur garnettii, O. crassicaudatus and likely with Perodicticus potto (T. Butynski and Y. de Jong pers. comm.). This species builds nests in dense thorn trees or nest in tree holes (Bearder et al. 2003; T. Butynski and Y. de Jong pers. comm.). Group size is 1-5, though they forage separately at night. Presumed to give birth to between one and two young annually (Nash 1983). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | There appear to be no major threats to this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | This species is listed on Appendix II of CITES. It occurs in a number of protected areas throughout its range including Tsavo West National Park, Tsavo East National Park, Mt. Kenya National Park, Meru National Park, Kora National Park, Samburu National Reserve, Shaba National Reserve, Buffalo Springs National Reserve in Kenya. In Tanzania, it is known from Grumeti Game Reserve, Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Tarangire National Park, and Mikumi National Park (T. Butynski and Y. de Jong pers. comm.). |
| Citation: | Bearder, S., Butynski, T.M. & De Jong, Y. 2008. Galago senegalensis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009. |
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