Galagidae - galagos

There are 18 species of small primates in this family. Galagos are found in Africa. They have large, round eyes, large ears, and long tails. Their legs are longer than their arms. They have nails on all of their fingers and toes, except for on the second toe of their rear feet. On that toe they have a "toilet claw." The toilet claw is used for grooming.

Galagos are nocturnal and live in trees. They live in social groups made up of females and their offspring. Males will eventually leave their mother's territory.

Galagos are excellent jumpers and can jump up to six feet straight up in the air. They eat insects, nectar, and fruit. Galagos are sometimes known as bushbabies.

World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in Wild Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

Other Species Around the World
Africa Asia Australia/Oceania Europe North/Central America South America NH Species
Southern Needle-clawed Galago - Euoticus elegantulus Northern Needle-clawed Galago - Euoticus pallidus Somali Lesser Galago - Galago gallarum Spectacled Lesser Galago - Galago matschiei Southern Lesser Galago - Galago moholi Northern Lesser Galago - Galago senegalensis Kenya Coast Galago - Galagoides cocos Demidoff's Dwarf Galago - Galagoides demidovii Grant's Lesser Galago - Galagoides granti		Malawi Galago - Galagoides nyasae Mountain Dwarf Galago - Galagoides orinus Rondo Dwarf Galago - Galagoides rondoensis Thomas's Dwarf Galago - Galagoides thomasi Zanzibar/udzungwa Galago - Galagoides zanzibaricus Thick-tailed Greater Galago - Otolemur crassicaudatus Small-eared Greater Galago - Otolemur garnettii Allen's Galago - Sciurocheirus alleni Gabon Allen's Galago - Sciurocheirus gabonensis

Additional Information

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Demidoff's Dwarf Galago - Galagoides demidovii
The Demidoff's dwarf galago is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.
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Grant's Lesser Galago - Galagoides granti
The Grant's lesser galago is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
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Kenya Coast Galago - Galagoides cocos
The Kenya coast galago is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
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Northern Lesser Galago - Galago senegalensis
The northern lesser galago is found in central Africa.
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Small-eared Greater Galago - Otolemur garnettii
The small-eared greater galago is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
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Somali Lesser Galago - Galago gallarum
The Somali lesser galago is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.
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Southern Lesser Galago - Galago moholi
The southern lesser galago is found in Angola, Botswana, Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Southern Lesser Galago - Galago moholi
The southern lesser galago is around six inches in length.
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Thick-tailed Greater Galago - Otolemur crassicaudatus
The thick-tailed greater galago is found in Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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