Galagoides kumbirensis
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| Svensson , Bersacola , Mills , Munds , Nijman , Perkin , Masters , Couette , Nekaris & Bearder , 2017 |
Galagoides kumbirensis is a primate species from the Galagos family(Galagonidae). It was only described in February 2017 and so far is only known from the Kumbira forest and the adjacent savannah near the city of Conda in Angola, about 150 km southeast of the capital Luanda. Angolan dwarf galago was proposedas an English common name.
features
The three specimens examined for the first description had head body lengths of 14.9 to 17.1 cm and a 17.9 to 20.8 cm long tail. The skull is 4 cm long. Galagoides kumbirensis is gray-brown in color, the tail with long hair is darker and becomes increasingly darker towards the end. The muzzle is pointed slightly upwards, dark on top and pink on the underside. The eyes are surrounded by dark rings, the nasal line, throat, chin and cheeks are whitish, the rest of the face is gray-brown. The inside of the ears is whitish at the base, yellowish at the edges. Outside the ears are gray with two light spots at the transition to the top of the head. The belly and the insides of the limbs are cream to yellowish in color. The yellowish tone is strongest at the transition to the darker, gray-brown back color. When the animals are resting, the tail is kept bent.
In size and color, Galagoides kumbirensis is similar to the Moholi-Galago ( Galago moholi ), which is also found in Angola. However, Galagoides kumbirensis has a narrower, longer snout and also differs from other Galago species by its calls.
habitat
The habitat of Galagoides kumbirensis is 285 to 910 meters above sea level and consists of moist primary and secondary forest with tall trees and adjacent semi-arid savannah with tree-lined watercourses and stands of African baobabs . The density of individuals is much higher in the forest with around 2.6 specimens per square kilometer than in the savannah, where fewer than 0.2 Galagos live per square kilometer. The exact extent of the distribution area is so far unknown and is estimated by the authors of the first description to be less than 20,000 to 405,000 km², depending on which geographical barriers are assumed. Assuming a large distribution area, Galagoides kumbirensis could occur north to the Congo and east to the Kasai .
Since there is heavy logging in the habitat of Galagoides kumbirensis , the species is considered endangered (Vulnerable) by the authors of the first description.
literature
- Magdalena S. Svensson, Elena Bersacola, Michael SL Mills, Rachel A. Munds, Vincent Nijman, Andrew Perkin, Judith C. Masters, Sébastien Couette, K. Anne-Isola Nekaris & Simon K. Bearder. February 2017. A Giant Among Dwarfs: A New Species of Galago (Primates: Galagidae) from Angola. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. February 2017. DOI: 10.1002 / ajpa.23175