The southern needle-clawed galago is a quadrupedal runner and a leaper . It spreads its arms and legs out to achieve maximum surface area to slow its descent. This species is nocturnal and forages solitarily. Usually a male's territory overlaps a few females. The female southern needle-clawed galago, like other galagines, transport her offspring in her mouth.
Olfactory communication is important for the southern needle-clawed galago.
This species gives birth to a single offspring. Burton, F. 1995. The Multimedia Guide to the Non-human Primates. Hall Canada Inc. Charles-Dominique, P. 1972. Ecology and feeding behaviour of five sympatric lorisids in Gabon.