Galagoides kumbirensis

Svensson, Bersacola, M. S. L. Mills, Munds, Nijman, A. Perkin, Masters, Couette, Nekaris, & Bearder, 2017

Angolan Dwarf Galago

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Primates
Suborder : Strepsirrhini
Infraorder : Lorisiformes
Family : Galagidae
Genus : Galagoides

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Svensson, M.S., Bersacola, E., Mills, M.S.L., Munds, R.A., Nijman, V., Perkin, A., Masters, J.C., Couette, S., Nekaris, K.A.-I. and Bearder, S.K. 2017-02-22. A giant among dwarfs: a new species of galago (Primates: Galagidae) from Angola. American Journal of Physical Anthropology (n.s.)163(1):30-43.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23175

Original name as described

Galagoides kumbirensis

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:81755, FMNH:Mamm:81756, FMNH:Mamm:81758

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=3e5a8acd-3906-4796-8818-0e1d676f89ee http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5ea6b11a-a410-4ce5-9ce9-cf373b38d3d2 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6d81f189-e817-412f-8c15-106772fec50e

Type locality

Kumbira Forest (c.11° 08' S, 14° 17' E), within the Angolan Escarpment of NW Angola.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Svensson, M. S., Bersacola, E., Mills, M. S., Munds, R. A., Nijman, V., Perkin, A., ... & Bearder, S. K. (2017). A giant among dwarfs: a new species of galago (Primates: Galagidae) from Angola. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001047

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Galagoides kumbirensis

Svensson, Bersacola, M. S. L. Mills, Munds, Nijman, A. Perkin, Masters, Couette, Nekaris, & Bearder, 2017

Family

Galagidae

Root name

kumbirensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:81755, FMNH:Mamm:81756, FMNH:Mamm:81758

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=3e5a8acd-3906-4796-8818-0e1d676f89ee http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5ea6b11a-a410-4ce5-9ce9-cf373b38d3d2 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6d81f189-e817-412f-8c15-106772fec50e

Authority page

34

Authority publication

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164378198/164378551) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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