Sciurocheirus makandensis

Ambrose, 2013

Makande 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

Authority citation

Ambrose, L. 2013. _Sciurocheirus makandensis_ sp. nov. Makandé Squirrel Galago. Pp. 421–422 in Butynski, T.M., Kingdon, J. and Kalina, J. (eds.). Mammals of Africa. Volume II. Primates. Bloomsbury, 556 pp.

Original name as described

Sciurocheirus makandensis

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Makandé, Forêt des Abeilles, SE Gabon, S of Ogooué R (00° 40' 39" S, 11° 54' 35" E).

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Gabon

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

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

Not Evaluated

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