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Lorisinae

Mammalia - Primates - Lorisidae

Taxonomy
Lorisinae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lorisidae by Harrison (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Lorisinae Gray
2010Lorisinae 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()
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
subfamilyLorisinaeGray 1821

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.

Subfm. Lorisinae Gray 1821
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G. Loris Geoffroy 1796 [slender loris]
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Loris lori Cabera 1908
Loris lydekkerianus Cabera 1908
Loris tardigradus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Loris gracilis Geoffroy 1796 [synonym], Tardigradus loris Boddaert 1785 [synonym]
Invalid names: Loridium Rafinesque 1815 [objective synonym], Stenops Illiger 1811 [objective synonym], Tardigradus Boddaert 1785 [nomen nudum]
G. †Microloris Flynn and Morgan 2005
G. †Nycticeboides Jacobs 1981
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†Nycticeboides simpsoni Jacobs 1981
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
Nycticebus coucang natunae Stone and Rehn 1902
Invalid names: Nycticebus cinereus Milne-Edwards 1867 [synonym]
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
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, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Pakistan Nycticeboides simpsoni (201488)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Nycticebus linglom (48126)