Loridae

Lorises

<tr><th bgcolor=pink>Scientific classification <tr><td>

<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Animalia <tr><td>Phylum:<td>Chordata <tr><td>Class:<td>Mammalia <tr><td>Order:<td>Primates <tr><td>Family:<td>Loridae </table> <tr><th bgcolor=pink>Genera <tr><td> Arctocebus
Perodicticus
Psudopotto
Loris
Nycticebus </table> The Loridae is the family containing the lorises, and pottos, which are grouped into genera as follows:

Classification

ORDER PRIMATES
- Suborder Strepsirrhini: non-tarsier prosimians
  - Family Lemuridae: lemurs
  - Family Megaladapidae: sportive lemurs
  - Family Cheirogaleidae: dwarf and mouse lemurs
  - Family Indridae: woolly lemurs and allies
  - Family Daubentoniidae: Aye-aye
  - Family Loridae
    - Subfamily Perodicticinae
      - Genus Arctocebus
        Calabar Angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis
        Golden Angwantibo, Arctocebus aureus
      - Genus Perodicticus
        Potto, Perodicticus potto
      - Genus Psudopotto
        False Potto, Psudopotto martini
    - Subfamily Lorinae
      - Genus Loris
        Red Slender Loris, Loris tardigradus
        Gray Slender Loris, Loris lydekkerianus
      - Genus Nycticebus
        Sunda Loris, Nycticebus coucang
        Bengal Slow Loris, Nycticebus bengalensis
        Pygmy Slow Loris, Nycticebus pygmaeus
  - Family Galagonidae: galagos
- Suborder Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys and apes

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