Red slender lorisThe red slender loris (Loris tardigradus) is a small, nocturnal strephsirrhineprimate native to the rainforests of Sri Lanka. This is No. 6 of the 10 focal species and No. 22 of the 100 EDGE mammal species worldwide considered the most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered. TaxonomyThe taxonomy of slender lorises in Sri Lanka has undergone significant revision. Early classifications recognized multiple subspecies.
Gray slender lorisThe gray slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus) is a species of primate in the family Loridae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka and inhabits subtropical and tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sunda slow lorisThe Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), or greater slow loris, is a strepsirrhineprimate and a species of slow loris native to Indonesia, West Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore. It measures 27 to 38 cm (11 to 15 in) from head to tail and weighs between 599 and 685 g (21.1 and 24.2 oz). Like other slow lorises, it has a wet nose (rhinarium), a round head, small ears hidden in thick fur, a flat face, large eyes and a vestigial tail.
Pygmy slow lorisThe pygmy slow loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus) is a species of slow loris found east of the Mekong River in Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia, and China. It occurs in a variety of forest habitats, including tropical dry forests, semi-evergreen, and evergreen forests. It was originally classified within Nycticebus until it was transferred to the genus Xanthonycticebus in 2022.
Bengal slow lorisThe Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) or northern slow loris is a strepsirrhineprimate and a species of slow loris native to the Bangladesh, Northeast India, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, southern China, and Thailand. Its geographic range is larger than that of any other slow loris species.
Slender lorisThe slender lorises (Loris) are two species of loris endemic to India and Sri Lanka that comprise the genusLoris. They are small, gracilestrepsirrhines that weigh between 85 and 340 grams (3.0 and 12.0 oz), with the gray slender loris (L. lydekkerianus) being larger than the insular red slender loris (L. tardigradus). Slender lorises are arboreal, nocturnalprimates that forage solitarily at night and congregate into gregarious groups to sleep during the day.
Slow lorisGenus of primates from Southeast AsiaSlow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnalstrepsirrhineprimates that make up the genusNycticebus. Found in Southeast Asia and nearby areas, they range from Bangladesh and Northeast India in the west to the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines in the east, and from Yunnan province in China in the north to the island of Java in the south.LorisidaeLorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhineprimates. The lorisids are all slim arboreal animals and comprise the lorises, pottos, and angwantibos. Lorisids live in tropical, central Africa as well as in south and southeast Asia. ClassificationThere are five genera and sixteen species of lorisid.
Nycticebus bancanusThe Bangka slow loris (Nycticebus bancanus) is a strepsirrhineprimate and a species of slow loris that is native to southwestern Borneo and the island of Bangka. Originally considered a subspecies or synonym of the Bornean slow loris (N. menagensis), it was promoted to full species status in 2013 when a study of museum specimens and photographs identified distinct facial markings, which helped to differentiate it as a separate species.
StrepsirrhiniStrepsirrhini or Strepsirhini ( ; STREP-sə-RY-nee) is a suborder of primates that includes the lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Madagascar, galagos ("bushbabies") and pottos from Africa, and the lorises from India and Southeast Asia. Collectively they are referred to as strepsirrhines.
Nycticebus borneanusNycticebus borneanus, the Bornean slow loris, is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to central south Borneo in Indonesia. Formerly considered a subspecies or synonym of N. menagensis, it was promoted to full species status in 2013 when a study of museum specimens and photographs identified distinct facial markings, which helped to differentiate it as a separate species.
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