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Preferred term

Lorisidae  

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Entry terms

  • Arctocebus
  • Genus, Loris
  • Loris Genus
  • Lorisinae
  • Nycticebus
  • Perodicticinae
  • Perodicticus
  • Perodicticus potto

Scope note

  • A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing four genera. The family is distributed in parts of Africa and Southeast Asian. The four genera are: Arctocebus (angwantibos) and Perodicticus (pottos) in the subfamily Perodicticinae and Loris (slender lorises) and Nycticebus (slow lorises) in the subfamily Lorisinae. All are arboreal and nocturnal. Genus GALAGO is now classified in the family GALAGIDAE.

History note

  • 81; NYCTICEBUS was NYCETIBUS 1981-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008142

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