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Loris. Loris is the common name for the strepsirrhine mammals of the subfamily Lorinae [1] (sometimes spelled Lorisinae [2]) in the family Lorisidae. Loris is one genus in this subfamily and includes the slender lorises, Nycticebus is the genus containing the slow lorises, and Xanthonycticebus is the genus name of the pygmy slow loris .
Red slender loris (Loris tardigradus) Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates. Members of this superfamily are called lorisoids, and include lorises, angwantibos, pottos, galagos, and bushbabies. Lorisoidea is one of two superfamilies that form the suborder Strepsirrhini, itself one of two suborders in the order Primates.
American zoologist Dean Conant Worcester, describing the Bornean slow loris in 1891. The earliest known mention of a slow loris in scientific literature is from 1770, when Dutchman Arnout Vosmaer (1720–1799) described a specimen of what we know today as N. bengalensis that he had received two years earlier. The French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, later questioned ...
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Fun Facts about Slow Lorises. Slow Lorises are endangered due to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade. The website for the Smithsonian explains, "Their faces are individually patterned with ...
The red slender loris (Loris tardigradus) is a small, nocturnal strepsirrhine primate 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.
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Geoffroy, 1796. The slender lorises ( Loris) are a genus of loris native to India and Sri Lanka. The genus comprises two species, the red slender loris found in Sri Lanka and the gray slender loris from Sri Lanka and India. Slender lorises spend most of their life in trees, traveling along the tops of branches with slow and precise movements.
Kadavur Wildlife Sanctuary. / 10.62444°N 78.18306°E / 10.62444; 78.18306. Kadavur Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in Dindigul and Karur districts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The sanctuary covers an area of 118.06 km 2 (45.58 sq mi) and was notified in 2022. It was created specifically to protect slender loris.
Loris Stecca (born 30 March 1960) is an Italian former world champion boxer. He is the older brother of former featherweight world champion of boxing, Maurizio Stecca . Professional career [ edit ]