| Angolan dwarf galago | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Galagidae |
| Genus: | Galagoides |
| Species: | G. kumbirensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Galagoides kumbirensis Svensson et al., 2017 | |
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The Angolan dwarf galago (Galagoides kumbirensis) is a species of dwarf galago native to Angola, [2] 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, [3] and is now the nineteenth species of galago to be identified. [4] 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. [5]
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. [6] [7]
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. [7]
