Northern Greater Galago vs Paraguay tea

Otolemur garnettii compared with Ilex paraguariensis

Key Differences

• Northern Greater Galago is Least Concern while Paraguay tea is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Greater Galago	Paraguay tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Galagidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Otolemur	Ilex
Species	Otolemur garnettii	Ilex paraguariensis

Conservation Status

Northern Greater Galago

LC — Least Concern

Paraguay tea

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Greater Galago	Paraguay tea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Greater Galago

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paraguay tea

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Seychelles, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.