Needle-clawed bushbaby
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The needle-clawed bushbabies are the two species
in the genus
Euoticus, which is in the family
Galagidae. Galagidae is sometimes included as a subfamily within the Lorisidae
(or Loridae).
Unique to the needle-clawed bushbaby are the keeled nails, featuring prominent central ridges ending in needle-like points, present on all digits except the thumbs, the big toes, and the second foot phalanges which have claws.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Euoticus, which is in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Galagidae. Galagidae is sometimes included as a subfamily within the Lorisidae
Lorisidae
Lorisidae is a family of strepsirrhine primates. The lorisids are all slim arboreal animals and include the lorises, pottos and angwantibos. Lorisids live in tropical, central Africa as well as in south and southeast Asia....
(or Loridae).
- Genus Euoticus
- Southern needle-clawed bushbabySouthern Needle-clawed BushbabyThe southern needle-clawed bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, possibly Angola, and possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical...
, Euoticus elegantulus - Northern needle-clawed bushbabyNorthern Needle-clawed BushbabyThe northern needle-clawed bushbaby is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Habitat- It is found in tropical forest and secondary forest. The species is threatened by logging companys....
, Euoticus pallidus- Euoticus pallidus pallidus
- Euoticus pallidus talboti
- Southern needle-clawed bushbaby
Unique to the needle-clawed bushbaby are the keeled nails, featuring prominent central ridges ending in needle-like points, present on all digits except the thumbs, the big toes, and the second foot phalanges which have claws.