---
title: "Brown Greater Galago"
description: "Otolemur crassicaudatus — Mammiferi. The brown greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus), also known as the large-eared greater galago or thick-tailed galago, is a nocturnal primate, the largest in the family of galagos."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/brown-greater-galago
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown Greater Galago

> Otolemur crassicaudatus — Mammiferi. The brown greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus), also known as the large-eared greater galago or thick-tailed galago, is a nocturnal primate, the largest in the family of galagos.

- Scientific name: *Otolemur crassicaudatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 705
- Wikidata: [Q756194](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756194)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43567](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43567)

## Names

- en: Brown Greater Galago
- de: Großohrriesenbuschbaby
- es: Gálago de cola ancha
- fr: Galago à queue touffue
- nl: Dikstaartgalago
- pl: Galago gruboogonowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (405), KE (27), MZ (27), TZ (24), MW (19), ZM (18), ZW (12), UG (10), SZ (8), AO (4)

## Summary

The brown greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus), also known as the large-eared greater galago or thick-tailed galago, is a nocturnal primate, the largest in the family of galagos. As opposed to smaller galago species it would climb, walk or run rather than leap.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_greater_galago

## Photo

![Brown Greater Galago](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-greater-galago/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bertus van Zyl · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201557092

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-greater-galago?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).