File:Nycticebus_pygmaeus_004.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Lorisidae
Sign in to saveAlso known as Loridae
Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhine primates. 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.
Species
Lorisidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyLorisidae
Observations recorded4,371
via GBIF
Research
260 papers- CITES proposal highlights rarity of Asian nocturnal primates (Lorisidae: Nycticebus).Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology · 2007
- Examining the molecular basis of coat color in a nocturnal primate family (Lorisidae).Ecology and evolution · 2021
- Mitogenome data of Nycticebus coucang insularis Robinson, 1917 (Primate: Lorisidae).Data in brief · 2019
- Taxonomy of the Bornean slow loris, with new species Nycticebus kayan (Primates, Lorisidae).American journal of primatology · 2013
- Using a multi-gene approach to infer the complicated phylogeny and evolutionary history of lorises (Order Primates: Family Lorisidae).Molecular phylogenetics and evolution · 2018
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Loris tardigradus tardigradus 001.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- Commons category
- Lorisidae
- taxon name
- Lorisidae
- Commons gallery
- Lorisidae
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Description
- Behavior and ecology
- References
- Literature cited
- External links
Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhine primates. 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.
== Classification ==
Gallery (4)
Connections
Galagidae
Entity
Strepsirrhini
Entity
Haplorhini
Entity
Lemuroidea
Entity
Nycticebus
Entity
Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus
Entity
loris
Entity
Angwantibo
Entity
Potto
Entity
Africa
Entity
Asia
Entity
Animalia
Entity
mammal
Entity
insect
Entity
International Standard Book Number
Entity
Vertebrata
Entity
Chordata
Entity
primate
Entity
Wikidata
Entity
genus
Entity