Galagidae Gray 1825

Family GALAGIDAE (GALAGOS) • Small to medium-sized prosimians with highly developed, elongated hindlimbs, generally short snout, round eyes, large, naked, membranous, mobile ears, large, soft, woolly fur, and long, usually thick tail. • 30-90 cm. • Afrotropical Region. • Tropical lowland, swamp, riparian, montane, and submontane forests and forest-edge, thicket and scrub, hilly and semi-arid woodlands, savanna, and tree plantations. • BH genera, 18 species, 34 taxa. • 1 species Critically Endangered; none Extinct since 1600.

Published as part of Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands & Don E. Wilson, 2013, Galagidae, pp. 184-209 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 3 Primates, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 184, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6657019

Keywords

Primates, Mammalia, Animalia, Biodiversity, Galagidae, Chordata, Taxonomy

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