Species Otolemur crassicaudatus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812) (Thick-tailed bushbaby)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Mammalia
  • --- order: Primates
  • ---- family: Galagonidae
  • ----- species: Otolemur crassicaudatus
Characteristics:omnivore; body-length: 25-50 cm, tail-length: 30-50 cm; the silvery-brown to grey fur is thick and woolly, the underside is lighter coloured; the large eyes ears are characteristic; the hind legs are very powerful and larger than the forelegs; it is bigger than the Moholi Bushbaby and its tail is much thicker and woollier;
Countries:
BW
Botswana
MZ
Mozambique
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:

AT0119
Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
AT0128
Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
AT0709
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands
AT0725
Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
AT1004
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
Links:
References:Cillié 1997: 198
Source: wikimedia
Date: 1989-05
Place: Chipata, Zambia
Creator: Hans Hillewaert (Lycaon)
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Source: wikimedia
Date: unknown
Place: Kenya
Creator: unknown (buecherfresser)
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

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