Grant's bushbaby

Grant's bushbaby[1]
Juvenile (approx. 4 months)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Galagidae
Genus: Paragalago
Species:
P. granti
Binomial name
Paragalago granti
(Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
Grant's bushbaby range
Synonyms
  • Galago granti Thomas & Wroughton, 1907
  • Galagoides granti (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
  • Galagoides nyasae (Elliot, 1907)

Grant's bushbaby (Paragalago granti[3]), also known as Grant's lesser bushbaby or the Mozambique lesser bushbaby, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".[2]

  1. ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Galago granti". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b de Jong, Y.A.; Butynski, T.M.; Perkin, A. (2019). "Paragalago granti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91970347A17962454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T91970347A17962454.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ 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.