Zanzibar bushbaby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Zanzibar bushbaby lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Paragalago zanzibaricus
Group	Lemurs
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Galagidae

Where does the Zanzibar bushbaby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Zanzibar bushbaby in 3 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Zanzibar bushbaby?

The Zanzibar bushbaby (Paragalago zanzibaricus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Galagidae, genus Paragalago. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Zanzibar bushbaby

The Zanzibar bushbaby, Matundu dwarf galago, Udzungwa bushbaby, or Zanzibar galago (Paragalago zanzibaricus) is a primate of the family Galagidae. An adult typically weighs 150 grams (5.3 oz), its head-body length is 14 to 15 centimetres (5.5 to 5.9 in) and its tail is between 12 and 15 centimetres (4.7 and 5.9 in) long. Like other species of galagos, its diet consists mainly of fruit, insects, and tree gums.

It is the most widespread and abundant bushbaby in the coastal forests of Tanzania. It is thought to prefer the mid to high canopy of tropical coastal forest, submontane and lowland tropical forest. It has one or two young per year.

There are two subspecies of this bushbaby:

P. z. zanzibaricus, from Zanzibar

P. z. udzungwensis, from mainland Tanzania

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Zanzibar bushbaby (revision 1354922497), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q104005586 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).