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MammalMAP:   25256
Province:  
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1635BA
Observer:   Brown Gary
Date of record:   2018-09-01
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   110060
Species name:   Galago granti
Common name:   Grant's Bushbaby
Family:   Galagidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Galago senegalensis -- Senegal Bushbaby
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-25256
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 25256 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   According to Kingdon (2015) Senegal Bushbaby (with long, slender limbs and long ears) does not occur in Malawi. The thick, bushy tail and large buffy-coloured cheeks rule out Southern Galago. I would go for Mozambique Galago -- Galagoides granti.
Date:   2018-09-04 18:30:06
Species name:   Galago granti -- Grant's Bushbaby
Species code:   110060

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