Willoughby Prescott Lowe

Not to be confused with Percy Roycroft Lowe.

Willoughby Prescott Lowe (December 10, 1872 – October 31, 1949) was an English ornithologist, naturalist and professional specimen collector. He made collecting trips to Africa and South East Asia and contributed nearly 10,000 specimens to the Natural History Museum in London. The mammals Gerbillus lowei, Cercopithecus lowei, Cynogale lowei, Genetta servalina lowei, and the bird species Sheppardia lowei are among the taxa named in his honour.

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