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Galago senegalensis (Senegal bushbaby)

Mammalia - Primates - Galagidae

Taxonomy
Galago senegalensis was named by Geoffroy (1796). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1796Galago senegalensis Geoffroy
1972Galago senegalensis Boer p. 183

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderLorisiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyLorisoidea
familyGalagidaeMivart 1864
genusGalagoGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1796
speciessenegalensisGeoffroy 1796

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Galago senegalensis Geoffroy 1796 [Senegal bushbaby]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Galago senegalensis (22234)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia Galago senegalensis (21681)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Galago senegalensis (22628)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Galago senegalensis (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Galago senegalensis (21894)