Angolan Dwarf Galago

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The Angolan dwarf galago (Galagoides kumbirensis) is a species of dwarf galago native to Angola, and was named after western Angolan Kumbira Forest. Though 36 individuals of the Angolan dwarf galago were identified in September 2013, it was declared as a new species in 2017, and is now the nineteenth species of galago to be identified. Its call, described as "A loud chirping crescendo of longer notes, followed by a fading twitter", was enough to separate it as a new species, without any genetic identification, due to its uniqueness.

It is by far the largest of its family, with a head-body length of 6.7–7.9 inches (17–20 cm) and a tail length of 6.7–9.5 inches (17–24 cm). It is greyish brown in colour and has a darker tail.

Though the species' status in the wild has not been formally identified, it is likely endangered due to large amounts of deforestation around its habitat area.

Wikipedia contributors, Angolan dwarf galago; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:34:00.419110+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name

Galagoides kumbirensis Svensson, Bersacola, Mills, Munds, Nijman, Perkin et al., 2017

Name authority

Svensson, Bersacola, Mills, Munds, Nijman, Perkin et al., 2017

Common name

Angolan Dwarf Galago

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Primates

Family

Galagidae

Genus

Galagoides

Extinction status

Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. megaclassTetrapoda
8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
11. orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
12. suborderStrepsirrhini É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
13. infraorderLorisiformes Gregory, 1915
14. familyGalagidae Gray, 1825
15. genusGalagoides A. Smith, 1833
16. speciesGalagoides kumbirensis Svensson, Bersacola, Mills, Munds, Nijman, Perkin et al., 2017

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Galagoides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Browse 17 records assigned to Galagidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

1. Svensson, Magdalena S., Elena Bersacola, Michael S. L. Mills, Rachel A. Munds, Vincent Nijman, et al. (2017). A giant among dwarfs: a new species of galago (Primates: Galagidae) from Angola. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Vol. 163, No. 1. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3F2DY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.