Sciurocheirus alleni

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Bioko Squirrel Galago

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Strepsirrhini
Infraorder : Lorisiformes
Family : Galagidae
Genus : Sciurocheirus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1838-02-13. Two small quadrupeds from the Society's collection were exhibited by Mr. Waterhouse, who stated that he believed them to be undescribed species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1837:87-88.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570972

Original name as described

Galago Alleni

Other common names

Allen's Bushbaby · Allen's Galago · Bioko Allen's Bushbaby

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.48

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/129f3fbe-af86-4a31-b08b-4e82193cddc2 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85feaf9c-1b9e-40de-b1a5-382a4876a01e

Type locality

Equatorial Guinea, Fernando Po (= Bioko).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cote d'Ivoire? · Nigeria · Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea

Taxonomy notes

includes cameronensis, which is sometimes considered a distinct species

Taxonomy notes citation

Ambrose, L. Three acoustic forms of Allen's galagos (Primates; Galagonidae) in the Central African region. Primates 44.1 (2003): 25-39. · Masters JC, Boniotto M, Crovella S, Roos C, Pozzi L, Delpero M: Phylogenetic relationships among the Lorisoidea as indicated by craniodental morphology and mitochondrial sequence data. Am J Primatol. 2007, 69: 6-15. · Ambrose, L. 2013. Sciurocheirus makandensis sp. nov. In: T.M. Butynski, J. Kingdon and J. Kalina (eds), Mammals of Africa. Volume II: Primates, pp. 421-422. Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001056

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Galago Alleni

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.12.24.48

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/129f3fbe-af86-4a31-b08b-4e82193cddc2 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/85feaf9c-1b9e-40de-b1a5-382a4876a01e

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570972

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Galago cameronensis

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

cameronensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Sciurocheirus alleni

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Galagidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8785/95509640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sciurocheirus cameronensis

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Galagidae

Root name

cameronensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

203

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Sciurocheirus allenii

J. E. Gray, 1873

Family

Galagidae

Root name

allenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

857

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612341

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Otolicnus alleni var. cameronensis

(W. C. H. Peters, 1876)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

cameronensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

472

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329849

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

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