Zanzibar Bushbaby
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The Zanzibar bushbaby is a primate
of the Galagidae family
. An adult typically weighs 100–300 gram
s and is 34–39.5 centimetres long (3.5–10.5 oz, 13.5–15.5 in). Like other species
of galago
s, their diet consists mainly of fruit
.
For a time, this species and Prince Demidoff's bushbaby
were removed from the genus Galago and placed into the new genus Galagoides. Recent work in molecular systemics have shown that this removal was erroneous, the two species have been returned to the Galago genus, and Galagoides made defunct.
There are two subspecies
of this bushbaby:
Primate
A primate is a mammal of the order Primates , which contains prosimians and simians. Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment...
of the Galagidae family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. An adult typically weighs 100–300 gram
Gram
The gram is a metric system unit of mass....
s and is 34–39.5 centimetres long (3.5–10.5 oz, 13.5–15.5 in). Like other species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of galago
Galago
Galagos , also known as bushbabies, bush babies or nagapies , are small, nocturnal primates native to continental Africa, and make up the family Galagidae...
s, their diet consists mainly of fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
.
For a time, this species and Prince Demidoff's bushbaby
Prince Demidoff's Bushbaby
Prince Demidoff's bushbaby , also known as Prince Demidoff's Galago, is a species of primate in the Galagidae Family...
were removed from the genus Galago and placed into the new genus Galagoides. Recent work in molecular systemics have shown that this removal was erroneous, the two species have been returned to the Galago genus, and Galagoides made defunct.
There are two subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of this bushbaby:
- Galago zanzibaricus zanzibaricus
- Galago zanzibaricus cocos