Genus Galagoides Higher classification Lesser bushbaby | Phylum Chordata Family Galagidae Scientific name Galagoides zanzibaricus Rank Species | |
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Similar Galagoides, Grant's bushbaby, Galago, Uluguru bushbaby, Somali bushbaby |
Zanzibar bushbaby top 5 facts
The Zanzibar bushbaby, Matundu dwarf galago, Udzungwa bushbaby, or Zanzibar galago (Galagoides zanzibaricus) is a primate of the family Galagidae. An adult typically weighs 150 grams (5.3 oz), its head-body length is 14 to 15 centimetres (5.5 to 5.9 in) and its tail is between 12 and 15 centimetres (4.7 and 5.9 in) long. Like other species of galagos, its diet consists mainly of fruit, insects, and tree gums.
It is the most widespread and abundant bushbaby in the coastal forests of Tanzania. It is thought to prefer the mid to high canopy of tropical coastal forest, submontane and lowland tropical forest. It has one or two young per year.
There are two subspecies of this bushbaby:
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