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Galagoides

Mammal Genera

Galagoides is a genus of small nocturnal primates known as the western dwarf galagos, comprising three species native to western and central Africa: Galagoides demidoff (Prince Demidoff's bushbaby), Galagoides kumbirensis (Angolan dwarf galago) and Galagoides thomasi (Thomas's bushbaby). The genus was established by Andrew Smith in 1833 and belongs to the family Galagidae. Its members are distinguished from the eastern dwarf galagos, now placed in the separate genus Paragalago on genetic and vocal grounds, with both groups believed to have evolved their small body size independently on either side of the East African Rift. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Living or Extinct
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Taxonomic Rank
Genus 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ3094482, descriptionView the Source
2. Western dwarf galago (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The western dwarf galagos are a group of three species of strepsirrhine primates, native to western and central Africa.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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Wikidata: Galagoides
Wikidata Q3094482, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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