Galago

Galago senegalensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lorisiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Boreoeutheria Superorder: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Primates Subordo: Strepsirrhini Infraordo: Lemuriformes Superfamiliae: Lorisoidea

Familia: Galagidae
Genus: Galago
Species: G. senegalensis - G. moholi - G. gallarum - G. matschiei - G. alleni - G. cameronensis - †G. farafraensis - G. gabonensis - G. zanzibaricus - G. granti - G. nyasae - G. orinus - G. rondoensis - G. demidoff - G. thomasi

Name

Galago, É. Geoffroy, 1796

Type species: Galago senegalensis É. Geoffroy, 1796

Synonyms

• Chirosciurus Grevais, 1836
• Galagoides A. Smith, 1833
• Hemigalago Dahlbom, 1857
• Macropus Fischer, 1811 [not of Shaw, 1790]
• Otolicnus Illiger, 1811
• Sciurocheirus Gray, 1872.

References

• Galago in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) (2005). Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214.

Vernacular names

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