Eastern dwarf galago
| Paragalago | |
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| Juvenile Grant's bushbaby (P. granti) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Galagidae |
| Genus: | Paragalago Masters et al., 2017 |
| Type species | |
| Galago zanzibaricus Matschie, 1893
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| Species | |
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Paragalago cocos | |
The eastern dwarf galagos are a group of seven species of strepsirrhine primates of the family Galagidae, native to East Africa. They were formerly classified in the genus Galagoides but have been moved to their own genus, Paragalago, based on genetic evidence, and supported by differences in vocalizations and morphology.[1] The three western/Congolian species remain in Galagoides.
The two genera are not sister taxa and thus apparently evolved their small sizes and some morphological similarities via parallel evolution, although members of the eastern group tend to be larger. They are separated by the East African Rift. Paragalago is actually sister to the genus of 'lesser galagos', Galago, which are similar in size.[1] There is limited sympatry between Paragalago and the much more widely distributed Galago. Paragalago members range in mass from 60 to 250 g, considered small to medium-sized among galagids.[1]
Of those whose conservation status has been evaluated by the IUCN, P. orinus is considered to be near threatened and P. rondoensis to be critically endangered, while P. cocos, P. granti and P. zanzibaricus are of least concern.
Paragalago species
- Kenya coast galago — P. cocos
- Grant's bushbaby — P. granti
- Malawi bushbaby — P. nyasae
- Uluguru bushbaby — P. orinus
- Rondo dwarf galago — P. rondoensis
- Rungwe dwarf galago – P. sp. nov.
- Zanzibar bushbaby — P. zanzibaricus
External links
Data related to Paragalago at Wikispecies
References
- ^ a b c Masters, J.C.; Génin, F.; Couette, S.; Groves, C.P.; Nash, S.D.; Delpero, M.; Pozzi, L. (2017). "A new genus for the eastern dwarf galagos (Primates: Galagidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 181 (1): 229–241. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw028. hdl:2318/1618044.
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