Paragalago granti

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)

Mozambique Dwarf Galago

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. and Wroughton, R.C. 1907-08-01. The Rudd Exploration of South Africa.-VII. List of mammals obtained by Mr. Grant at Coguno, Inhambane. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907(2):285-306.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209277

Original name as described

Galago granti

Other common names

Grant's Bushbaby · Grant's Dwarf Galago · Grant's Galago · Grant's Lesser Galago · Mozambique Lesser Galago

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.8.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0936a651-215f-460c-8282-d01c538597c1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e308261c-f912-4b45-9166-b95b481c4359

Type locality

Mozambique, Inhambane, Coguno.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Tanzania · Malawi · Mozambique

Taxonomy notes

includes nyasae; moved from Galago, to Galagoides, and now to the recently described Paragalago

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. · 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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001052

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.

Galago nyasae

(D. G. Elliot, 1907)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

nyasae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1864.12.10.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0907ef4c-1243-4bd6-b6f8-24d5a39f859a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f63ab180-b8c2-4104-b4de-55dbe1353446

Authority page

188

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24254056

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Galago granti

(O. Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

granti

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.11.8.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0936a651-215f-460c-8282-d01c538597c1 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e308261c-f912-4b45-9166-b95b481c4359

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31209277

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:221, 222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Galagoides granti

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

Family

Galagidae

Root name

granti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

199

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  2. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)

Paragalago granti

Masters, Génin, Couette, Groves, S. D. Nash, Delpero, & Pozzi, 2017

Family

Galagidae

Root name

granti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

239

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

  1. Masters, Génin, Couette, Groves, Nash, Delpero & Pozzi (2017:239) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35095)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40650) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91970347/17962454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Galago nyassae

(D. G. Elliot, 1913)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

nyassae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602560

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

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

Galago mertensi

(Frade, 1924)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

mertensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

128

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Portugaise des Sciences Naturelles

Name usages

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

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