Lorisidae

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Noun

Lorisidae - slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually taillessfamily Lorisidaemammal family - a family of mammalsLemuroidea, suborder Lemuroidea - Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimiigenus Loris - type genus of the Lorisidaegenus Nycticebus, Nycticebus - a genus of Lorisidaegenus Perodicticus, Perodicticus - a genus of LorisidaeArctocebus, genus Arctocebus - a genus of Lorisidaegenus Galago - bush babies

Lorisidae

[lə′ris·ə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) A family of prosimian primates comprising the lorises of Asia and the galagos of Africa.

Lorisidae

a family of Prosimii. There are four genera, of which two are found in Southeast Asia— Loris (one species) and Nycticebus (two species); the other two genera are distributed in Africa—Perodicticus (one species) and Arctocebus (one species). The limbs are of approximately equal length, the tail is short or absent, and the ears are small and slender and fringed with hair along the edges. The family Lorisidae is distinguished from the related family Galagidae (with the single genus Galago, which is included by some zoologists among the Lorisidae) by their greater dimensions, greater development of the digits of the hands and feet, and their slow movements. Grasping branches with the feet, Lorisidae frequently hang upside down as do the sloths.

REFERENCES

Zhizn’zhivotnykh, vol. 6. Moscow, 1971
Hill, W. C. O. Primates, Comparative Anatomy and Taxonomy. (Vol. 1: Strepsirhini.) Edinburgh, 1953.

Lorisidae

Related to Lorisidae: Daubentoniidae, Cebidae, Indriidae, Tarsiidae, Galagidae, Lorises

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Synonyms for Lorisidae

noun slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia

Synonyms

family Lorisidae

Related Words

mammal family
Lemuroidea
suborder Lemuroidea
genus Loris
genus Nycticebus
Nycticebus
genus Perodicticus
Perodicticus
Arctocebus
genus Arctocebus
genus Galago