Lesser bushbaby

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Lesser bushbabies

Bioko Allen's Bushbaby (Galago alleni)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Galagidae
Genus:	Galago É. Geoffroy, 1796

Type species

Galago senegalensis
É. Geoffroy, 1796

Species

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The lesser bushbabies are the common name for the strepsirrhine primates in the genus Galago. They are classified, along with the rest of the galagos and bushbabies, in the family Galagidae (sometimes called Galagonidae).

Genus Galago
- G. senegalensis group
  - Senegal Bushbaby, Galago senegalensis
  - Mohol Bushbaby, Galago moholi
  - Somali Bushbaby, Galago gallarum
- G. matschiei group
  - Dusky Bushbaby, Galago matschiei
- G. alleni group
  - Bioko Allen's Bushbaby, Galago alleni
  - Cross River Bushbaby, Galago cameronensis
  - Gabon Bushbaby, Galago gabonensis
- G. zanzibaricus group
  - Zanzibar Bushbaby, Galago zanzibaricus
  - Grant's Bushbaby, Galago granti
  - Malawi Bushbaby, Galago nyasae
- G. orinus group
  - Uluguru Bushbaby, Galago orinus
  - Rondo Bushbaby, Galago rondoensis
- G. demidoff group
  - Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby, Galago demidoff
  - Thomas's Bushbaby, Galago thomasi

[edit] References

Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 124-126. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.