Organisms

Galagidae

A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing six genera. The family is widely distributed in Africa near Subsaharan region. The six genera are: Euoticus (needle-clawed galagos), GALAGO (bush babies), Galagoides (dwarf galagos), Otolemur (greater galagos), Paragalago and Sciurocheirus (squirrel galagos). All are primarily arboreal and nocturnal.

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A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing six genera. The family is widely distributed in Africa near Subsaharan region. The six genera are: Euoticus (needle-clawed galagos), GALAGO (bush babies), Galagoides (dwarf galagos), Otolemur (greater galagos), Paragalago and Sciurocheirus (squirrel galagos). All are primarily arboreal and nocturnal.

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  • Euoticus
  • Galagoides
  • Greater Galagos
  • Lesser Galagos
  • Needle-Clawed Galagos
  • Otolemur
  • Paragalago
  • Sciurocheirus
  • Squirrel Galagos
  • Galago, Greater
  • Galago, Lesser
  • Galago, Needle-Clawed
  • Galago, Squirrel
  • Galagoide
  • Greater Galago
  • Lesser Galago
  • Needle Clawed Galagos
  • Needle-Clawed Galago
  • Otolemurs
  • Paragalagos
  • Squirrel Galago

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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2020;for EUOTICUS use under GALAGOS 1981-2019

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  • Lorisidae (1985-2019)
  • Primates (1965-2019)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Galagidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080623. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080623
  2. Galagidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galago
  3. Galagidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185239