Galago crassicaudatus (English spelling) Galagocrassicaudatus

Japanese: Galago crassicaudatus(英語表記)Galagocrassicaudatus
Galago crassicaudatus (English spelling) Galagocrassicaudatus

...A general term for nocturnal prosimians belonging to the family Lorisidae and subfamily Galaginae in the order Primates. Six species are known, including the Giant Galago (Galago crassicaudatus) and the Senegalensis (Galago senegalensis ) (illustration). They are widely distributed in the African continent south of the Sahara Desert.

From Loris

...The subfamily Loris includes four genera and four species: the slow loris Nycticebus coucang (illustration) found in Southeast Asia, the slender loris Loris tardigradus (illustration) found in India, the Arctocebus calbarensis (illustration) found in Cameroon and Nigeria, and the Perodictics potto (illustration) found in Guinea and Lake Victoria. The subfamily Galago includes one genus and six species, including the giant galago Galago crassicaudatus and the Senegal galago G. senegalensis (illustration) found in central and southern Africa. Both subfamilies have slightly protruding muzzles, but their heads are short from front to back and large eyes facing forward. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Galago crassicaudatus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…霊長目ロリス科ガラゴ亜科galaginaeに属する夜行性の原猿類の総称。オオガラゴGalago crassicaudatus,ショウガラゴG.senegalensis(イラスト)など6種が知られている。サハラ砂漠以南のアフリカ大陸に広く分布している。…

【ロリス】より

…ロリス亜科には,東南アジアに生息するスローロリスNycticebus coucang(イラスト),インドに生息するホソロリス(スレンダーロリス)Loris tardigradus(イラスト),カメルーンからナイジェリアにかけて生息するアンワンティボArctocebus calbarensis(イラスト),ギニアからビクトリア湖にかけて生息するポットーPerodictics potto(イラスト)の4属4種が含まれる。またガラゴ亜科には,アフリカ中南部に生息するオオガラゴGalago crassicaudatus,セネガルガラゴ(ショウガラゴ)G.senegalensis(イラスト)などの1属6種が含まれる。 両亜科ともに,鼻口部はやや突出しているが,頭部は前後に短く,前に向いた大きな目をもつ。…

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