Galagos or Bushbabies
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The galago family, Galagidae,
includes 3 genera, and at least 16 species and 12 subspecies |
dwarf Galagos
Genus: paragalago
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Mountain Dwarf Galago (Paragalago ORINUS)CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE
Mountain dwarf galagos are also known as Amani dwarf galagos and Uluguru bushbabies. They are endemic to Kenya and Tanzania, specifically in the rare and rich habitat of the biologically significant Eastern Arc Mountains, the mountain galago...
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Lesser Galagos
Genus: Galago
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Northern Lesser Galago (Galago senegalensis )CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Northern lesser galagos are also known as lesser bushbabies, lesser galagos, Senegal galagos, and Senegal lesser galagos. Endemic to tropical Africa, they have are perhaps the most widespread primate species on the continent. Their broad range includes...
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Somali lesser galago (Galago gallarum)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The Somali lesser galago, or Somali bushbaby, is the only primate in Africa that occurs in the driest and thorniest of habitats in the semi-arid thorn scrub and woodlands of central and eastern Kenya, southern Somalia, and in the far south and central east of...
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southern lesser galago (Galago moholi)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Southern lesser galagos, also known as Mohol bushbabies, South African galagos, and South African lesser galagos, are endemic to a large portion of South Africa. Its territory spans a number of countries: Angola, Namibia, Southeastern DRC, Zimbabwe, Zambia...
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Spectacled lesser galago (Galago matschiei)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The spectacled lesser galago, also known as the dusky galago, dusky bushbaby, lesser needle-clawed galago, Matschie’s galago, and spectacled galago, is a small, nocturnal Old World primate. They primarily live in the area of the Albertine rift, a section of...
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Greater Galagos
Genus: Otolemur
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Brown Greater Galago (OTOLEMUR CRASSICAUDATUS)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The brown greater galago (also commonly called the thick-tailed greater galago and the large-eared greater galago) is found throughout southern and Central Africa. The species has populations ranging from Angola in the west, down to the South Africa in...
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Garnett's Greater Galago (Otolemur garnettii)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The Garnett’s greater galago, also known as the northern greater galago, Garnett's bushbaby, or the small-eared greater galago, is found in East Africa. They range from the southern half of Somalia to Tanzania as well as on the island of Zanzibar...
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