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Euoticus
Northern needle-clawed bushbaby, E. pallidus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Galagidae
Genus:	Euoticus J. E. Gray, 1863
Type species
Otogale pallida J. E. Gray, 1863
Species
Euoticus elegantulus Euoticus pallidus

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.

The first specimen of E. elegantulus to arrive in Europe from Africa was brought by Gerald Durrell. The uncovering of this bush baby is documented in his 1957 book A Zoo in My Luggage.

The needle-clawed bushbabies have a diet that consists of insects, fruits and gums. Gum tends to be the largest contribute to their diet since 75% of their diet is base around gum.

Genus Euoticus – Gray, 1863 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Northern needle-clawed bushbaby	E. pallidus (Gray, 1863) Two subspecies E. p. pallidus (Bioko needle-clawed bushbaby) E. p. talboti (Nigeria needle-clawed bushbaby)	Western equatorial Africa	Size: 18–33 cm (7–13 in) long, plus 28–31 cm (11–12 in) tail Habitat: Forest Diet: Tree gums and resins	NT  Unknown
Southern needle-clawed bushbaby	E. elegantulus (Conte, 1857)	Western equatorial Africa	Size: 21–24 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 28–32 cm (11–13 in) tail Habitat: Forest Diet: Tree and liana gums and resins, as well as invertebrates	LC  Unknown

References

1. Groves, C. P. (2005). "Genus Euoticus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. Ankel-Simons, Friderun (2000). "Hands and Feet". Primate anatomy: an introduction. Academic Press. p. 308. ISBN 0-12-058670-3. (search pages).
3. Durrell, Gerald (1957). "The bald-headed birds". A Zoo in My Luggage. Penguin. p. 62. ISBN 0140020845.
4. Pozzi, Luca; Disotell, Todd R.; Masters, Judith C. (2014-04-02). "A multilocus phylogeny reveals deep lineages within African galagids (Primates: Galagidae)". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14 (1): 72. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-14-72. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 4021292. PMID 24694188.
5. Kingdon, ch. Galagos
6. ^ Cronin, D. T.; Oates, J. F.; Butynski, T. M. (2021) . "Euoticus pallidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T8266A190233329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T8266A190233329.en.
7. Santilli, Lili (2002). "Euoticus elegantulus". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
8. ^ Oates, J. F.; Butynski, T. M. (2019). "Euoticus elegantulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T8265A17961768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T8265A17961768.en.

External links

• Primate Info Net Euoticus Factsheets

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates
Strepsirrhini Strepsirrhini †Plesiopithecus †Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius Palaeohodites †Cercamoniidae Agerinia Anchomomys Barnesia Buxella Donrussellia Mazateronodon Nievesia Panobius Periconodon Pronycticebus Protoadapis †Adapidae Adapis Cryptadapis Leptadapis Magnadapis Microadapis Palaeolemur †Asiadapidae Asiadapis Marcgodinotius †Sivaladapidae Anthradapis Guangxilemur Kyitchaungia Laomaki Paukkaungia Yunnanadapis Hoanghoniinae Hoanghonius Lushius Rencunius Wailekia Sivaladapinae Indraloris Ramadapis Siamoadapis Sinoadapis Sivaladapis †Caenopithecidae Adapoides Afradapis Aframonius Caenopithecus Darwinius Europolemur Godinotia Mahgarita Masradapis Mescalerolemur Namadapis Notnamaia? †Azibiidae Algeripithecus Azibius †Djebelemuridae Djebelemur Notnamaia? Omanodon Shizarodon Lemuriformes see below↓
Lemuriformes Lorisoidea †Karanisia? †Saharagalago Galagidae Euoticus Galago Galagoides †Komba †Laetolia Otolemur Paragalago †Progalago †Saharagalago? Sciurocheirus †Wadilemur Lorisidae †Mioeuoticus †Namaloris Lorisinae Loris †Nycticeboides Nycticebus Xanthonycticebus Perodicticinae Arctocebus Perodicticus Pseudopotto Lemuroidea Daubentonia Lepilemur †Megaladapis †Plesiopithecus? †Propotto Cheirogaleidae Allocebus Cheirogaleus Microcebus Mirza Phaner Lemuridae Eulemur Hapalemur Lemur †Pachylemur Varecia †Archaeolemuridae Archaeolemur Hadropithecus Indriidae Avahi Indri Propithecus †Palaeopropithecidae Archaeoindris Babakotia Mesopropithecus Palaeopropithecus
See also: Adapiformes Subfossil lemur

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