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Nycticebus (slow loris)

Mammalia - Primates - Lorisidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1795Bradycebus Cuvier and Geoffroy
1812Nycticebus Geoffroy p. 338
1825Nyaticebus Gray p. 338
1997Nycticebus Mein and Ginsburg p. 805
2001Nycticebus Yoder et al. p. 408
2010Nycticebus Harrison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderLorisiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyLorisoidea
familyLorisidae()
subfamilyLorisinaeGray 1821
genusNycticebusGeoffroy 1812

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Nycticebus Geoffroy 1812 [slow loris]
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Nycticebus bengalensis Geoffroy 1812
Nycticebus coucang Boddaert 1785 [Sunda slow loris]
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Nycticebus coucang hilleri Stone and Rehn 1902
Invalid names: Nycticebus cinereus Milne-Edwards 1867 [synonym]
Nycticebus coucang natunae Stone and Rehn 1902
Nycticebus javanicus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
Nycticebus kayan Munds et al. 2013
Nycticebus linglom Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Nycticebus menagensis Lydekker 1893
Nycticebus pygmaeus Bonhote 1907 [pygmy slow loris]
Invalid names: Bradycebus Cuvier and Geoffroy 1795 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-22 16:48:02
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:48:02
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Nycticebus linglom (48126)