Lorisidae
| Lorises Temporal range: early Miocene–Recent | |
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| Slender loris (Loris sp.) | |
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| Family: | 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.
Genera are:
Arctocebus
Perodicticus
Pseudopotto
Loris
Nycticebus
References
- ↑ Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 121–123. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Brandon-Jones D. et al 2004. Asian primate classification. International Journal of Primatology. 25 (1): 100.
