Northern Lesser Galago
Galago senegalensis
Mammalia
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 10-16 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Savanna woodland
- Range
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Movement
- Climbing
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Rare
About
Northern Lesser Galago is a small, nocturnal primate native to the dense, tropical forests of West Africa. The lesser galago is capable of leaping distances of up to 13 feet between trees.
Life cycle
- 1.newbornA live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Galagidae
- Genus
- Galago
- Species
- Galago senegalensis