The brown greater galago, Otolemur crassicaudatus, also known as the large-eared greater galago or thick-tailed galago, is a nocturnal primate and the largest in the family of galagos. Unlike the smaller galagos it tends to climb, walk or run rather than leap. It has a rounded head with a short, wide snout, very large ears that move independently, and a head and body length of 26 to 47 centimetres, a tail of 29 to 55 centimetres and a weight of 0.5 to 2 kilograms, with males about 16 percent heavier than females. It is common in southern and eastern Africa, with the largest populations in Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, southern Kenya and coastal Somalia, and lives in tropical and subtropical forest, preferring riverine and coastal forest, as well as woodland savannah. It eats fruit, seeds, acacia gum, flowers, insects and even reptiles and small birds. Hunting for bushmeat is the only major threat, and it is rated least concern.
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Classification
Population Trend Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameOtolemur crassicaudatus 1 Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
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In Biome
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In Ecosystem
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Source Brown greater galago (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
The largest populations are found in Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, southern Kenya and the coast of Somalia.
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Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Otolemur crassicaudatus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and ConservationQuote, Status and Conservation
It occurs in numerous protected areas in Angola, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Source Brown greater galago (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
The largest populations are found in Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, southern Kenya and the coast of Somalia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Otolemur crassicaudatus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and ConservationQuote, Status and Conservation
It occurs in numerous protected areas in Angola, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Source Brown greater galago (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
The largest populations are found in Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, southern Kenya and the coast of Somalia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Brown greater galago (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
The largest populations are found in Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, southern Kenya and the coast of Somalia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Otolemur crassicaudatus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and ConservationQuote, Status and Conservation
It occurs in numerous protected areas in Angola, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Brown greater galago (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
The largest populations are found in Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, southern Kenya and the coast of Somalia.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Otolemur crassicaudatus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and ConservationQuote, Status and Conservation
It occurs in numerous protected areas in Angola, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Otolemur crassicaudatus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Status and ConservationQuote, Status and Conservation
It occurs in numerous protected areas in Angola, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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1. Brown greater galago (Wikipedia)
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(Otolemur crassicaudatus)
Behaviour
Its diet consists of fruit (like berries, figs), seeds, acacia gum, flowers, insects, slugs, and even reptiles and small birds.
Conservation
The only major threat to the species is hunting for bushmeat.
In Biome: Savanna, Distribution and habitat
it can also be found in the woodland savannah
In Ecosystem: Forest, Distribution and habitat
The brown greater galago lives in tropical and subtropical forest
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Otolemur crassicaudatus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Status and Conservation
Classified as Least Concern on The
Status and Conservation, cites appendix
CITES Appendix II.
Habitat
Gallery, light coastal, and montane forest, also savanna woodland (miombo, Brachystegia) and bamboo thickets.
Activity patterns
The Thick-tailed Greater Galago is nocturnal and arboreal.
Status and Conservation, population trend
Some populations are reported to be expanding their distribution
Status and Conservation, decline
they are disappearing because of habitat loss
View the Source 3. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): AnAge entry for Otolemur crassicaudatus
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)Life history traits
Adult weight 1,095 g
Maximum longevity
Maximum longevity 22.7 years (captivity)
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