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Nycticebus kayan

Mammalia - Primates - Lorisidae

Taxonomy
Nycticebus kayan was named by Munds et al. (2013). It is extant. Its type specimen is AMNH 106012.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Nycticebus kayan Munds et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
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
specieskayan

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.

Nycticebus kayan Munds et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available