Lorisidae
Lorisidae (sometimes called Loridae) is a family of primates. Its members resemble lemurs. They live in trees, in Africa and Asia. Depending on the author, there are nine to eleven species, in about five genera.[2]
| Lorises [1] Temporal range:
early Miocene–Recent | |
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| Slender loris (Loris sp.) | |
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| Family: | Lorisidae
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Genera are:
Arctocebus
Perodicticus
Pseudopotto
Loris
Nycticebus
References
- ↑ Groves, Colin. Mammal Species of the World (16 November 2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 121-123. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Brandon-Jones D. et al 2004. Asian primate classification. International Journal of Primatology. 25 (1): 100. [1]