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Otolemur crassicaudatus ssp. monteiri

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA PRIMATES GALAGIDAE

Scientific Name: Otolemur crassicaudatus ssp. monteiri
Species Authority: Bartlett in Gray, 1863
Common Name/s:
English – Silvery Greater Galago
Synonym/s:
Otolemur monteiri Bartlett in Gray, 1863
Otolemur monteiri (Lönnberg, 1919) subspecies argentatus
Otolemur monteiri Bartlett in Gray, 1863 subspecies monteiri
Taxonomic Notes: Grubb et al. (2003) regard this subspecies as a valid species Otolemur monteiri and divide it into two subspecies: O. m. monteiri and O. m. argentatus.
Further research is clearly needed to verify the distinctiveness of monteiri from O. crassicaudatus at the species level (Grubb et al. 2003). The patterns of calling in the two forms are almost identical, but the morphology, including structure of the penis, shows some variation (S. Bearder pers. obs.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2008
Assessor/s: Bearder, S.
Reviewer/s: Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
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Justification:
Listed as Least Concern as this subspecies is relatively widespread and common. There are currently no major threats identified, although some populations have shown some declines due to habitat loss/degradation.

Geographic Range [top]

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Population [top]

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Bearder, S. 2008. Otolemur crassicaudatus ssp. monteiri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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