Paragalago orinus

(B. Lawrence & Washburn, 1936)

Mountain 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

Lawrence, B. and Washburn, S.L. 1936-01-08. A new eastern race of _Galago demidovii_. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 8:255-266.

Original name as described

Galago demidovii orinus

Other common names

Amani Dwarf Galago · Uluguru Bushbaby · Usambara Galago

Type material

MCZ:Mamm:22453

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:22453

Type locality

Tanzania, Uluguru Mountains, Bagilo.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Kenya · Tanzania

Taxonomy notes

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

Taxonomy notes citation

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

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001053

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.

Galago demidovii orinus

(B. Lawrence & Washburn, 1936)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

orinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:22453

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:22453

Authority page

259

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History

Name usages

Lawrence & Washburn (1936:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68963)

Galagoides orinus

(Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

orinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1313

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

  1. Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
  2. Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
  3. Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)

Galago orinus

(Groves, 2005)

Family

Galagidae

Root name

orinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Paragalago orinus

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

Family

Galagidae

Root name

orinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

  1. Masters, Génin, Couette, Groves, Nash, Delpero & Pozzi (2017:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35095)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001053) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40651/190242954) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.