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title: "Small-eared Greater Galago"
description: "Otolemur garnettii — Ssaki. The northern greater galago (Otolemur garnettii), also known as Garnett's greater galago, Garnett's galago, or the small-eared greater galago, is a nocturnal, arboreal primate endemic to Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/small-eared-greater-galago
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Small-eared Greater Galago

> Otolemur garnettii — Ssaki. The northern greater galago (Otolemur garnettii), also known as Garnett's greater galago, Garnett's galago, or the small-eared greater galago, is a nocturnal, arboreal primate endemic to Africa.

- Scientific name: *Otolemur garnettii*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 397
- Wikidata: [Q1196226](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1196226)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43568](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43568)

## Names

- en: Small-eared Greater Galago
- de: Kleinohrriesenbuschbaby
- es: Gálago Mayor Septentrional
- nl: Garnetts galago

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (185), KE (135)

## Summary

The northern greater galago (Otolemur garnettii), also known as Garnett's greater galago, Garnett's galago, or the small-eared greater galago, is a nocturnal, arboreal primate endemic to Africa.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Dimitri Brosens · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/387095591

## Machine access

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