Hopping African primate (8)
I believe the answer is:
bushbaby
(Other definitions for bushbaby that I've seen before include "Small animal" , "Small African lemur, like shrubbery infant" , "Small, nocturnal, tree-dwelling primate of Africa with large eyes" , "Nocturnal African lemur (closely related to one of two US presidents?)" , "African lemur-like primate (closely related to one of two US presidents?)" .)