Spectacled Lesser Galago
Galago matschiei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyGalagidae (Galagos)
- GenusGalago
- SpeciesGalago matschiei (Spectacled Lesser Galago)
The dusky bushbaby (Galago matschiei) is a species of primate in the family Galagidae. It is also known as Matschie's galago, in honour of the German zoologist Paul Matschie, curator of mammals at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. Native to tropical Central Africa, it is found in forests in Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The species is small with a long tail, and has an arboreal, nocturnal and omnivorous lifestyle. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Angola Colobus
Colobus angolensis
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
Lophocebus albigena
Dent’s Monkey
Cercopithecus denti
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
East African Potto
Perodicticus ibeanus
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Spectacled Lesser Galago at Nyungwe National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |