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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Galago senegalensis

Accepted taxon: Galago senegalensis


Accepted taxon: Galago senegalensis
Taxon: Galago senegalensis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PRIMATES | STREPSIRRHINI | LORISIFORMES | Galagidae | Galago
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Galago senegalensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 46, CP (Crude Protein) 27, EE (Ether Extract) 9. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Galago senegalensis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 31.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida EXUDATES 20.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida NECTAR/JUICE 13.33 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 11.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 10.00 Damuth, J…
Arthropoda WHOLE 10.00 Grzimek,B…
Coniferophyta EXUDATES 3.33 Damuth, J…

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Galago senegalensis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Galago senegalensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Galago senegalensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Galago senegalensis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Galago senegalensis Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Galago senegalensis Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Galago senegalensis Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Galago senegalensis Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E., Wolff, J.O., Khan, M.K., Smith, K., Allen, A.P., Bulbert, M., Buzatto, B.A., Eldridge, M.D. and Falster, D., 2022. AnimalTraits-a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data, 9(1), p.265. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Galago senegalensis Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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