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Scientific Name
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Common Name
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Dieta
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Behavior
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Body Weightb
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References
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100% insectivorous
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Tarsius
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T. bancanus
T. dianae
T. pumilus
T. spectrum
T. syrichta
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Western tarsier
Dian’s tarsier
Pygmy tarsier
Spectral tarsier
Philippine tarsier
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Animal prey 100%; T. bancanus example: beetles 35%, ants 21%, locusts 16%, cicadas 10%, cockroaches 8%, vertebrates 11% of feeding time (not seen eaten by all Tarsius); also eaten: crickets, mantids, moths
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Nocturnal, arboreal, solitary or pairs or multimale/ multifemale, group size 2-6 individuals
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77.6-117 g females, 27.5-134 g males
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Crompton & Andah, 1986; Fogden, 1974; Gursky, 1996; Kappeler, 1991; MacKinnon & Mackinnon, 1980a; Niemitz, 1984; Nietsch & Niemitz, 1991; Tremble et al., 1993
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Mostly insectivorous
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Allocebus
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A. trichotis
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Hairy-eared dwarf lemur
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In wild, unknown; in captivity, insects 70%, sweetened rice broth, fruit
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Nocturnal, arboreal, forage solitary or male/female pair, sleep 2-6
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78-90 g females, 75-98 g males
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Albignac et al., 1991; Kappeler, 1991; Meier & Albignac, 1991; Mittermeier et al., 1994
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Arctocebus
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A. aureus
A. calabarensis
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Golden angwantibo
Angwantibo
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Animal prey 79% (73-85%), fruit 13% (12-18%), other vegetation 8%; prey: caterpillars 77% (65-90%) crickets, beetles, ants
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Nocturnal, arboreal, forage solitary, sleep 1-2
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A. aureus 150-270 g; A. calabarensis 200-465 g
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Bearder, 1987; Charles-Dominique, 1974; Charles-Dominique & Bearder, 1979; Gonzalez-Kirchner, 1995; Silva & Downing, 1995; Wolfheim, 1983
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Galagoides
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G. demidoff
G. thomasic
G. zanzibaricus
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Demidoff’s bush baby
Thomas’s bush baby
Zanzibar bush baby
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Animal prey 75% (70-81%), fruit 17% (4-30%), gums/ resins 5% (0-18%), leaves, buds; prey:moths, beetles, grasshoppers, ants, some birds
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Nocturnal, arboreal (mostly), forage solitary, sleep (females) 1-10
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G.demidoff 46-69 g females, 78-85 g males; G. thomasi 55-149 g; G. zanzibaricus 118-155 g females, 130-183 g males
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Charles-Dominique, 1974; Gonzalez-Kirchner, 1995; Harcourt & Bearder, 1989; Harcourt & Nash, 1986; Hladik, 1979; Kappeler, 1991; Nash et al., 1989; Nash & Harcourt, 1986; Silva & Downing, 1995
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Loris
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L. tardigradus
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Slender loris
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Almost exclusively insects, small amount of young leaves, shoots, hard-rind fruits, flowers, eggs, small vertebrates; often insects strong smelling
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Nocturnal, arboreal, forage solitary, sleep 2-4
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102-322 g
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Butynski, 1982; Petter & Hladik, 1970; Silva & Downing, 1995; Wolfheim, 1983
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Omnivorous, gums dominate
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Euoticus
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E. elegantulus (Galago elegantulus)
E. pallidusc
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Southern needle-clawed bush baby
Northern needle-clawed bush baby
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Gums 55% (35-75%), animal prey 32% (20-44%), fruit 12% (5-20%), birds
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Nocturnal, arboreal, forage solitary, sleep 1-7
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271 g female, 270-360 g males
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Butynski, 1982; Charles-Dominique, 1974, 1977; Charles-Dominique & Bearder, 1979; Gonzalez-Kirchner, 1995; Hladik, 1979; Kappeler 1991
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Galago
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G. senegalensis
G. moholi
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Northern lesser bush baby
Southern lesser bush baby
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Gums (Acacia) 48%, animal prey 52% (butterflies, moths, beetles), gums from 2 tree species, no vertebrate prey
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Nocturnal, arboreal, forage solitary, sleep 1-3
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G. senegalensis 126-193 g females, 125-212 g males; G. moholi 140-229 g females, 160-255 g males
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Bearder, 1987; Bearder & Doyle, 1974; Bearder & Martin, 1979; Doyle, 1979; Doyle & Bearder, 1977; Harcourt & Bearder, 1989; Nash & Whitten, 1989; Silva & Downing, 1995
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Otolemur
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O. crassicaudatus (Galago crassicaudatus)
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Thick-tailed greater bush baby
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Gums 44% (18-62%), fruit 27% (21-33%), animal prey 14% (1-27%) (invertbrates and vertebrates), nectar 4% (0-8%), seeds 3% (0-7%), misc. vegetable matter 8% (0-16%)
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Nocturnal, arboreal, male solitary, female and offspring forage together, sleep 1-6
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1122-1497 g females, 1126-1750 g males
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Bearder & Doyle, 1974; Butynski, 1982; Doyle & Bearder, 1977; Kappeler, 1991; Masters et al., 1988
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Phaner
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P. furcifer
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Fork-marked lemur
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Tree gum (resins) bulk of diet, some fruit, sap, animal matter 10%, flowers, buds, nectar, secretions of Homoptera insects
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Nocturnal, arboreal, solitary or male/ female pairs, sleep 1-4
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350-600 g
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Charles-Dominique & Petter, 1980; Hladik, 1979; Hladik et al., 1980; Kappeler, 1991; Pariente, 1979; Petter et al., 1971, 1975
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