Rondo dwarf galago
Rondo dwarf galago[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
Family: | Galagidae |
Genus: | Paragalago |
Species: | P. rondoensis
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Binomial name | |
Paragalago rondoensis Honess, 1997
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Synonyms | |
Galago rondoensis Honess in Kingdon, 1997 |
The Rondo dwarf galago (Paragalago rondoensis
Description
Galagos are small primates with long tails and large ears and eyes. They all have grooming claws, a tooth comb, and a pseudo-tongue.[4] The Rondo dwarf galago can be distinguished from other dwarf galagos by its bottle brush tail. The tail is red in young Rondo dwarf galagos, and darkens with age.[4] It also has a distinctive "double unit rolling call". Two soft units comprise the call. The first is a higher pitch sound that can be repeated up to six times at a constant tempo. This forms a phrase.[4]
Ecology
The diet of the Rondo dwarf galago consists primarily of insects. The species also feeds on fruits and flowers. By clinging to forest life and leaping, the species can feed in the leaf litter and the understory. As nocturnal animals, they build daytime sleeping nests in the canopy.[4] It is assumed that the Rondo dwarf galago gives birth to one or two young per year.[2]
Habitat
The Rondo dwarf galago is typically found in coastal dry forest and scrub in forest patches that are on eastern facing slopes and escarpments.[2]
Distribution
The Rondo dwarf galago is known to live along the coast of Tanzania at elevations between 50 and 900 meters above sea level. It is found specifically in eight isolated and threatened forest patches: Zaraninge Forest within
References
- OCLC 62265494.
- ^ . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- hdl:2318/1618044.
- ^ a b c d e f Wild, Gabby; Gwegime, Justine (3 November 2015). "Rondo dwarf galago". EDGE of Existence. The Zoological Society of London. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017.
- ^ a b Taylor, Anna-Louise (25 January 2012). "Strange endangered primates you may have never heard of - Rondo dwarf galago (Galago rondoensis)". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-934151-34-1.