Otolemur crassicaudatus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812)

Thick-tailed Greater Galago

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1812. Suite au Tableau des Quadrumanes. Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle 19:154-170.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499364

Original name as described

Galago crassicaudatus

Other common names

Brown Greater Galago · Garnett's Greater Galago · Greater Bushbaby · Greater Galago · Large-eared Greater Galago · Thick-tailed Bushbaby · Miombo Silver Galago · Northern Silver Galago · South African Thick-tailed Galago · Tanganyika Thick-Tailed Galago

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1904.12.3.6

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2007-1548 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5c001856-364a-4d5f-9ce0-036546bcd1ef https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/843a9565-6c20-4909-8195-478a706547db

Type locality

South Africa, Natal, Ngoye Forest, 15 km east of Eshowe, 28° 52' S, 31° 37' E.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Uganda · Burundi · Rwanda · Kenya · Tanzania · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Zambia · Malawi · Mozambique · Angola · Botswana · Zimbabwe · South Africa · Eswatini

Taxonomy notes

includes monteiri

Taxonomy notes citation

Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B. and Wilson D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3 Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001049

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Otogale crassicaudata var. kirkii

(J. E. Gray, 1865)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

kirkii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.6.4.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/78ac86c4-09b1-4a6d-b46c-34dc6d953a17 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e8f3c45d-72dd-432c-931d-2f7722ef3517

Authority page

456

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500781

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Galago zuluensis

(D. G. Elliot, 1907)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

zuluensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.6.29.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/36c46878-1389-438b-b53c-e511fc63cf07 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5032ac38-b837-4117-af75-de3369d1e269

Authority page

186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254054

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Galago crassicaudatus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

crassicaudatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.12.3.6

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/2007-1548 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5c001856-364a-4d5f-9ce0-036546bcd1ef https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/843a9565-6c20-4909-8195-478a706547db

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3499364

Authority publication

Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Matschie (1895:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Callotus monteiri

(Bartlett in J. E. Gray, 1863)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

monteiri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.1.20.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9160a73b-8562-4a2b-96da-95470de78f3e https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/da847e87-95d5-49dc-9f75-4a7954376744

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681465

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Galago crassicaudatus lönnbergi

(E. Schwarz, 1930)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

lonnbergi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.1.1.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/75923278-beb3-453a-aaae-5d287fac3827 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ea2e926c-7ad4-494e-8c68-ace1eaf3f8ca

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Galago crassicaudatus umbrosus

(O. Thomas, 1917)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

umbrosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.3.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2601dcda-22bb-44fa-b1a2-a6c1150cf2af https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6e0736dc-1f17-47bc-ad04-0b61c78d91a4

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611051

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Galago argentatus

(Lönnberg, 1913)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

argentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635728

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Galago crassicaudatus lestradei

(Schouteden, 1953)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

lestradei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMCA 19803, RMCA 19908

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Otolemur badius

Matschie, 1906

Family

Galagidae

Root name

badius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7897368

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Otolicnus crassicaudatus

(C. H. Smith, 1842)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

crassicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

110

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Smith (1842:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)

Galago kirki

(Matschie, 1895)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

kirki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835387

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Matschie (1895:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Otogale kirki

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

kirki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

927

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988166

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1898:927, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)

Otolemur crassicaudatus

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Galagidae

Root name

crassicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439523

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:109) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  7. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15643) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001049) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15643/17963699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Otolemur crassicaudatus kirki

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Galagidae

Root name

kirki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439523

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Otolemur monteiri argentatus

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

argentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Otolemur crassicaudatus crassicaudatus

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

crassicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Otolemur crassicaudatus kirkii

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

kirkii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Otolemur monteiri

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

monteiri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Otolemur monteiri monteiri

Groves, 2005

Family

Galagidae

Root name

monteiri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Otolemur crassicaudatus argentatus

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Galagidae

Root name

argentatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

207

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Otolemur crassicaudatus monteiri

Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013

Family

Galagidae

Root name

monteiri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

207

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

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