Preferred Label : Galagidae;
MeSH definition : A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing six genera. The family
is widely distributed in Africa near Subsaharan region. The six genera are: Euoticus
(needle-clawed galagos), GALAGO (bush babies), Galagoides (dwarf galagos), Otolemur
(greater galagos), Paragalago and Sciurocheirus (squirrel galagos). All are primarily
arboreal and nocturnal.;
MeSH hyponym : Needle-Clawed Galagos; Galago, Needle-Clawed; Needle Clawed Galagos; Needle-Clawed Galago; Paragalagos; Otolemurs; Greater Galagos; Galago, Greater; Greater Galago; Squirrel Galagos; Galago, Squirrel; Squirrel Galago; Galagoide; Lesser Galagos; Galago, Lesser; Lesser Galago;
MeSH Related Number : txid2604441; txid261735; txid30610; txid89671;
UNII : txid40297;
Origin ID : D000080623;
UMLS CUI : C1008773;
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A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing six genera. The family
is widely distributed in Africa near Subsaharan region. The six genera are: Euoticus
(needle-clawed galagos), GALAGO (bush babies), Galagoides (dwarf galagos), Otolemur
(greater galagos), Paragalago and Sciurocheirus (squirrel galagos). All are primarily
arboreal and nocturnal.