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Silvery greater galago

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Galagidae

Scientific name
  
Otolemur monteiri

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Primates

Genus
  
Otolemur

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Malawi bushbaby, Northern needle‑clawed bushbaby, Uluguru bushbaby, Grant's bushbaby, Thomas's bushbaby

The silvery greater galago (Otolemur monteiri) is a nocturnal primate from the galago family. It is usually found in Brachystegia woodland, from Angola to Tanzania, western Kenya and Rwanda.

The species was separated from the brown greater galago by Colin Groves in 2001.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies.

  • Otolemur monteiri monteiri, found in more southerly regions
  • Otolemur monteiri argentatus, from the Lake Victoria region

    • References

    Silvery greater galago Wikipedia
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