Northern needle-clawed bushbaby

Northern Kielnagelgalago ( Euoticus pallidus )

The Northern Kielnagelgalago ( Euoticus pallidus ) is a primate of the family of galagos ( Galagonidae ).

Features

Northern Kielnagelgalagos reach a body length of about 20 centimeters, which must be added a device 30 centimeters long tail comes. The weight is around 300 grams. Her thick, soft fur is yellow gray on the back, the belly is whitish. The nails are stubby side ( " keel- shaped" ) and pointed forward. This is an adaptation to their predominantly composed of tree sap diet, as well as the broad hands and feet as well as the forwardly projecting upper incisors, the elongated lower incisors and the premolars eckzahnförmigen front. The eyes and ears are very large, as with all Galagos.

Distribution and habitat

Northern Kielnagelgalagos are located in the central Africa. Its distribution area covers southeastern Nigeria, western Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, which belonged to Bioko Island. In Cameroon, the Sanaga River forms the border of the distribution area of the Southern Kielnagelgalagos. Their habitat is tropical rainforests.

Way of life

These primates are nocturnal tree dwellers that come almost to the ground. During the day they sleep in self-made sheets nests at night they go in search of food, where they move leaping and bounding. Little is known about the social behavior of this kind. The animals go alone in search of food, but sleep during the day may be in groups.

Nutrition

The food of these primates is composed primarily of tree sap. The broad hands and pointed nails are used to hold on the vertical tree bark, specialized teeth for gnawing the bark. Insects also make up a portion of their food, they take fruits, however, hardly to be.

Endangering

The destruction of habitat is the main threat of the Northern Kielnagelgalagos dar. However, we can not alarming decline in the populations observed, which is why the type of the IUCN as " not at risk " ( least concern ) is listed. The endemic on the island of Bioko subspecies E. p. However pallidus is considered " high risk " ( endangered ).