Senegal bushbaby
Amazing fact
The Senegal bushbaby moistens its hands and feet with urine.
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The Senegal bushbaby moistens its hands and feet with urine.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Senegal bushbaby
- Scientific name
- Galago senegalensis
- Japanese name
- ショウガラゴ（ブッシュベイビー）
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Galagidae
- Genus
- Galago
Where the name “Senegal bushbaby” comes from
The English name bushbaby comes from calls that sound like a human baby crying.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebIt lives in Africa, in dry woodlands, riverside forests and savannas with trees.
It is strictly nocturnal and sleeps inside tree holes by day. At night it leaps busily from branch to branch.
Grasshoppers are its favorite food. In times of drought, it lives on the gum that oozes from trees such as acacias.
How the Senegal bushbaby lives
It carries out its nighttime activities alone. During wet seasons, it mainly eats insects. It usually sleeps in a group during the day.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Size
- Head and body length: 16 cm上野動物園
- Weight
- 250 g上野動物園
- Lifespan
- 3–4 years in the wild, up to 10 years in captivityUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)上野動物園
- Diet
- Small animals, acacia gum and resin, fruit, and nectar上野動物園
- Range
- Senegal to South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania上野動物園
Where the Senegal bushbaby has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 简体中文
- 婴猴
- 繁體中文
- 嬰猴
- 한국어
- 세네갈갈라고
- Español
- Gálago menor
- Français
- Galago du Sénégal
- Deutsch
- Senegal-Galago
- Português (Brasil)
- Gálago-do-senegal
- Italiano
- Galagone del Senegal
- العربية
- دعفوص السنغال
- Русский
- Сенегальский галаго
- Türkçe
- Senegal çalı bebeği
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 上野動物園 — ショウガラゴChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Galago senegalensisChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Senegal bushbaby, look for this
- Look for the flat pads at the tips of its fingers and toes.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebEXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Senegal bushbaby
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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