Organisms

Lorisidae

A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing four genera. The family is distributed in parts of Africa and Southeast Asian. The four genera are: Arctocebus (angwantibos) and Perodicticus (pottos) in the subfamily Perodicticinae and Loris (slender lorises) and Nycticebus (slow lorises) in the subfamily Lorisinae. All are arboreal and nocturnal. Genus GALAGO is now classified in the family GALAGIDAE.

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A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing four genera. The family is distributed in parts of Africa and Southeast Asian. The four genera are: Arctocebus (angwantibos) and Perodicticus (pottos) in the subfamily Perodicticinae and Loris (slender lorises) and Nycticebus (slow lorises) in the subfamily Lorisinae. All are arboreal and nocturnal. Genus GALAGO is now classified in the family GALAGIDAE.

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  • Angwantibos
  • Arctocebus
  • Genus Loris
  • Loris Genus
  • Loris, Slow
  • Lorisinae
  • Nycticebus
  • Perodicticinae
  • Perodicticus
  • Perodicticus potto
  • Pottos
  • Slender Lorises
  • Slow Lorises
  • Angwantibo
  • Genus, Loris
  • Loris, Genus
  • Lorises, Slow
  • Potto
  • Slow Loris

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

81; NYCTICEBUS was NYCETIBUS 1981-92

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  • Prosimii (1975-1980)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lorisidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008142. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008142
  2. Lorisidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorisidae
  3. Lorisidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q368623