Grant's Bushbaby
Paragalago granti (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Grant's bushbaby (Paragalago granti), also known as Grant's lesser bushbaby or the Mozambique lesser bushbaby, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Wikipedia contributors, Grant's bushbaby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:16:29.086893+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paragalago granti (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
- Name authority
- (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
- Common name
- Grant's Bushbaby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Galagidae
- Genus
- Paragalago
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderPrimates Linnaeus, 1758
- suborderStrepsirrhini É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
- infraorderLorisiformes Gregory, 1915
- familyGalagidae Gray, 1825
- genusParagalago Masters, Génin, Couette, Groves, Nash, Delpero & Pozzi, 2017
- speciesParagalago granti (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paragalago. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rondo BushbabyParagalago rondoensis (Honess in Kingdon, 1997) | GalagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diani Dwarf GalagoParagalago cocos (Heller, 1912) | GalagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain Dwarf GalagoParagalago orinus (Lawrence & Washburn, 1936) | GalagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tanzania Coast Dwarf GalagoParagalago zanzibaricus (Matschie, 1893) | GalagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Galago granti Thomas & Wroughton, 1907 Thomas & Wroughton, 1907 | synonym |
| Galago mertensi Frade, 1924 Frade, 1924 | synonym |
| Galago nyasae Elliot, 1907 Elliot, 1907 | synonym |
| Galagoides granti (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907) (Thomas & Wroughton, 1907) | synonym |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1025149 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:4CVG2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.