NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Gabon Allen's Galago
Sciurocheirus gabonensis (Gray, 1863)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
USNM 83390 Sciurocheirus gabonensis Mount. Como River, 60 Mi From Gabon (Libreville)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Gabon bushbaby (Sciurocheirus gabonensis) is a species of primate in the family Galagidae found in Cameroon, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo. Its head and body length is 8.5 in with a 10-in tail, and it weighs about 10 oz. It lives in evergreen tropical rainforests and eats primarily fallen fruit, but also some arthropods.
Wikipedia contributors, Gabon bushbaby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:38:47.027281+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sciurocheirus gabonensis (Gray, 1863)
- Name authority
- (Gray, 1863)
- Common name
- Gabon Allen's Galago
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Galagidae
- Genus
- Sciurocheirus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderStrepsirrhini É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
- infraorderLorisiformes Gregory, 1915
- familyGalagidae Gray, 1825
- genusSciurocheirus Gray, 1872
- speciesSciurocheirus gabonensis (Gray, 1863)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sciurocheirus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Makandé Squirrel GalagoSciurocheirus makandensis Ambrose, 2013 | GalagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Allen's GalagoSciurocheirus alleni (Waterhouse, 1838) | GalagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Galago gabonensis batesi Elliot, 1907 Elliot, 1907 | synonym |
| Galago gabonensis Gray, 1863 Gray, 1863 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=944102 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4VNCJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.