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Otolemur

Mammal Genera

Otolemur is a genus of strepsirrhine primates in the family Galagidae, known as the greater galagos or thick-tailed bushbabies. It comprises three species: the brown greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus), the northern greater galago (Otolemur garnettii) and the silvery greater galago (Otolemur monteiri). The genus is distributed across coastal and inland regions of southern and eastern Africa, from the Juba River in Somalia south through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique and west to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and Angola, occupying woodlands, forests and even planted parks and gardens.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Genus 1
Member Count Band
Under 10 Species 2
Era First Appeared
Quaternary 3
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Sources
1. Greater galago (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The greater galagos or thick-tailed bushbabies are three species of strepsirrhine primates.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • present tense, three species of greater galagos
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2. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Otolemur
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
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3. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Otolemur
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Otolemur" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 2.58 ... "early_interval": "Gelasian"
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Wikidata: Otolemur
Wikidata Q1190066, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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