Brown greater galago

Brown greater galago
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Galagidae
Genus:	Otolemur
Species:	O. crassicaudatus
Binomial name
	Otolemur crassicaudatus; É Geoffroy, 1812
	Brown greater galago range
Synonyms
	List Galago crassicaudatus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812) ; Otolicnus crassicaudatus (H. R. Schinz, 1821) ; Callotus monteiri (Bartlett in J. E. Gray, 1863) ; Otogale crassicaudata (J. E. Gray, 1863) ; Otogale crassicaudata var. kirkii (J. E. Gray, 1865) ; Otogale Monteiri (J. E. Gray, 1871) ; Galago crassicaudata (P. L. Sclater, 1872) ; Galago monteiri (P. L. Sclater, 1872) ; Otolienus crassicaudatus (von Heuglin, 1877) ; Otogale crassicaudatus (A. T. de Rochebrune, 1883) ; Otolycnus crassicaudatus (Noack, 1887) ; Otogale kirki (O. Thomas, 1894) ; Galago kirki (Matschie, 1895) ; Otolemur badius Matschie, 1906 ; Galago zuluensis (D. G. Elliot, 1907) ; Otolemur crassicaudatus A. Roberts, 1913 ; Otolemur crassicaudatus kirki A. Roberts, 1913 ; Galago badius (D. G. Elliot, 1913) ; Galago argentatus (Lönnberg, 1913) ; Galago crassicaudatus umbrosus (O. Thomas, 1917) ; Galago crassicaudatus lönnbergi (E. Schwarz, 1930) ; Otolemur crassicaudatus crassicaudatus Shortridge, 1934 ; Otolemur crassicaudatus monteiri Shortridge, 1934 ; Galago crassicaudatus lestradei (Schouteden, 1953) ; Galago (Otolemur) crassicaudatus monteiri (Hayman, 1963) ; Otolemur monteiri argentatus Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003 ; Otolemur crassicaudatus kirkii Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003 ; Otolemur monteiri Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003 ; Otolemur monteiri monteiri Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003 ; Otolemur crassicaudatus argentatus Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013 ; ;

The brown greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus), also known as the large-eared greater galago or thick-tailed galago, is a nocturnal primate, the largest in the family of galagos. As opposed to smaller galago species it would climb, walk or run rather than leap.

Brown greater galago


Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Galagidae
Genus:	Otolemur
Species:	O. crassicaudatus
Binomial name
*Otolemur crassicaudatus* É Geoffroy, 1812

Brown greater galago range
Synonyms
List Galago crassicaudatus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812) Otolicnus crassicaudatus (H. R. Schinz, 1821) Callotus monteiri (Bartlett in J. E. Gray, 1863) Otogale crassicaudata (J. E. Gray, 1863) Otogale crassicaudata var. kirkii (J. E. Gray, 1865) Otogale Monteiri (J. E. Gray, 1871) Galago crassicaudata (P. L. Sclater, 1872) Galago monteiri (P. L. Sclater, 1872) Otolienus crassicaudatus (von Heuglin, 1877) Otogale crassicaudatus (A. T. de Rochebrune, 1883) Otolycnus crassicaudatus (Noack, 1887) Otogale kirki (O. Thomas, 1894) Galago kirki (Matschie, 1895) Otolemur badius Matschie, 1906 Galago zuluensis (D. G. Elliot, 1907) Otolemur crassicaudatus A. Roberts, 1913 Otolemur crassicaudatus kirki A. Roberts, 1913 Galago badius (D. G. Elliot, 1913) Galago argentatus (Lönnberg, 1913) Galago crassicaudatus umbrosus (O. Thomas, 1917) Galago crassicaudatus lönnbergi (E. Schwarz, 1930) Otolemur crassicaudatus crassicaudatus Shortridge, 1934 Otolemur crassicaudatus monteiri Shortridge, 1934 Galago crassicaudatus lestradei (Schouteden, 1953) Galago (Otolemur) crassicaudatus monteiri (Hayman, 1963) Otolemur monteiri argentatus Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003 Otolemur crassicaudatus kirkii Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003 Otolemur monteiri Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003 Otolemur monteiri monteiri Grubb, Butynski, J. F. Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003 Otolemur crassicaudatus argentatus Mittermeier, Rylands, & D. E. Wilson, 2013