Dusky bushbaby

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Dusky bushbaby[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Galagidae
Genus: Galago
Species: G. matschiei
Binomial name
Galago matschiei
Lorenz, 1917
Geographic range

The dusky bushbaby (Galago matschiei) is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and possibly Rwanda.[2]

It is also known as the Matschie's galago, this is in honor of Paul Matschie.

References

  1. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 125. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Butynski, T. M., De Jong, Y. & Bearder, S. (2008). Galago matschiei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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