Range Extension and Behavioural Observations of the Flat‐Headed Cusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus) in Gabon
2024
McQuade, Johanna | Nguelet, Fred Loïque Midonga | Lilian Brice, Mangama Koumba | Abernethy, Katharine A | Cusack, Jeremy J | Do Linh San, Emmanuel | Lehmann, David | Midoko Iponga, Donald | Trouvé, Charles | Whytock, Robin C | Akomo‐Okoue, Etienne‐Francois | ESRC Economic and Social Research Council | Okala Limited | Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale | Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale | Biological and Environmental Sciences | Okala Limited | Sol Plaatje University | Biological and Environmental Sciences | Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale | Okala Limited | Biological and Environmental Sciences | Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale | 0009-0009-3264-9676 | 0000-0002-0393-9342 | 0000-0002-6513-5665 | 0000-0003-3910-2189
The present work reports on new records of the flat-headed or Cameroon cusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus) obtained from camera trap surveys carried out between 2021 and 2023 in central and northwestern Gabon. These records—in the form of high-definition videos—extend the southern limit of the species' known range by 172 km, as well as provide additional evidence of group living and co-occurrence with the blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) and moustached guenon (Cercopithecus cephus). These findings suggest that C. platycephalus may be more widespread than previously thought in Gabon, and that a review of existing camera trap datasets could help determine its precise distribution and habitat requirements.
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