Galagidae is a family of small nocturnal primates commonly known as galagos or bush babies, native to continental sub-Saharan Africa. The family is organized into six genera, among them Euoticus, Galago, Galagoides, Otolemur, Paragalago and Sciurocheirus, distributed across sub-Saharan Africa.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct In the Other Atlases
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ185239, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Galago
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Galagidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 19
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Galagidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Galagidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 37.71 ... "early_interval": "Priabonian"
Wikidata: Galagidae
Wikidata Q185239, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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