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 Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct 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
View the Source2. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Otolemur
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
View the Source 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"
View the Source Wikidata: Otolemur
Wikidata Q1190066, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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