Cross River Bush Baby (Galago cameronensis)Tops Nigeria’s list.

Top on the priority list of Nigeria’s over two hundred most endangered species, submitted for the Barcode of Wildlife Project is the Cross River Bush Baby (Galago cameronensis).

It is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It lives in southeastern Nigeria and also found in neighbouring northwestern Camaroun.Its head and body length is 7 inches with a 10 inch tail. It is a nocturnal animal; it carries out its activities in the night and sleeps during the day. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed senses of hearing and smell, and specially adapted eyesight. It is one of the most endangered species in Sub-Saharan Africa, where a lot of primates are hunted for bush meat trade.
The Nigerian endangered species list is part of the fulfillment of set goals of the Barcode of Wildlife Project to create a public library and data base of 10,000 species for use by regulatory agencies, enforcement agencies and scientists in determining forensic evidence in wildlife crimes.