Mohol bushbaby
Mohol bushbaby[1] | |
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At Thalamakane River, Botswana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Galagidae |
Genus: | Galago |
Species: | G. moholi
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Binomial name | |
Galago moholi A. Smith, 1836
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The Mohol bushbaby (Galago moholi) is a species of
Description
The Mohol bushbaby is a medium size species with a head-and-body length of 15 cm (6 in) and a tail of 23 cm (9 in).The head is broad, with a short muzzle, orange eyes and diamond-shaped black eye-rings. The nose-stripe is whitish and the ears are large and grey. The dorsal surface of the body has a greyish-brown pelage, and the underparts are white, sometimes with a yellowish tinge. The flanks, inside of the limbs, hands and feet are yellowish. The fingers and toes have spatulate tips. The tail is darker than the rest of the fur but is not very bushy.[4]
Range
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[5] Perhaps also present in Rwanda and Burundi.[2]
Habitat
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Breeding populations of this species are to be found in the suburbs of Johannesburg and Pretoria. Some of these were originally escaped or released pets, while others have migrated from warmer regions.[6]
Ecology
The Mohol bushbaby feeds predominantly on insects and gum. The gum is an exudate from
Races
Several authors recognize two races:[3][5]
- G. m. moholi – Moholi lesser bushbaby
- Range: eastern part of range, westwards to western Zambia, where it intergrades with bradfieldi
- G. m. bradfieldi Roberts, 1931 – Namibia bushbaby
- Range: Waterberg in Namibia northwards to southern Angola, and eastwards to northern Botswana including Makgadikgadi Pan, and the Western Province of Zambia[7]
- Range:
References
- OCLC 62265494.
- ^ .
- ^ ISBN 9781408189962.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4081-8996-2.
- ^ S2CID 24110272.
- ^ "Bushbaby SOS". Fairly Wild. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ISBN 0907990061.