Allen's bushbaby  (Galago alleni)

Allen's bushbaby

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Galagonidae
Genus Galago (1)

Status

Classified as Lower Risk / Near Threatened (LR/nt) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2). Subspecies: Galago alleni alleni (Bioko Allen's Galago) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).

Description

Information on the Allen's bushbaby is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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Glossary

Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (April, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org