Brown Greater Galago vs Nutgrass

Otolemur crassicaudatus compared with Cyperus rotundus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Greater Galago	Nutgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Galagidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Otolemur	Cyperus
Species	Otolemur crassicaudatus	Cyperus rotundus

Conservation Status

Brown Greater Galago

LC — Least Concern

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Greater Galago	Nutgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Greater Galago

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Brown Greater Galago

The Brown Greater Galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus) is a species in the genus Otolemur. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.