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Loris

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Loris is the common name for the strepsirrhine primates of the subfamily Lorinae (sometimes spelled Lorisinae) in the family Lorisidae. [1]

42 relations: ? Nycticebus linglom, Allergen, Bengal slow loris, Fruit, Galago, Genus, Gray slender loris, India, Insectivore, Javan slow loris, John Edward Gray, Joseph Smit, Leaf, Lemur, Lemuriformes, Lorisidae, Lorisoidea, Miocene, Natural gum, Nocturnality, Nycticebus bancanus, Nycticebus borneanus, Nycticebus kayan, Orangutan, Order (biology), Perodicticinae, Philippine slow loris, Predation, Primate, Pygmy slow loris, Quadrupedalism, Red slender loris, Saliva, Slender loris, Slow loris, Slug, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Strepsirrhini, Sunda slow loris, Taxonomic rank, Tropics.

? Nycticebus linglom

? Nycticebus linglom is a fossil strepsirrhine primate from the Miocene of Thailand.

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Allergen

An allergen is a type of antigen that produces an abnormally vigorous immune response in which the immune system fights off a perceived threat that would otherwise be harmless to the body.

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Bengal slow loris

The Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) or northern slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina.

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Fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) formed from the ovary after flowering.

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Galago

Galagos, also known as bushbabies, bush babies, or nagapies (meaning "little night monkeys" in Afrikaans), are small nocturnal primates native to continental Africa, and make up the family Galagidae (also sometimes called Galagonidae).

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Gray slender loris

The gray slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus) is a species of primate in the family Loridae.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Insectivore

robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous plant or animal that eats insects.

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Javan slow loris

The Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the western and central portions of the island of Java, in Indonesia.

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John Edward Gray

John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist.

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Joseph Smit

Joseph Smit (18 July 1836 – 4 November 1929) was a Dutch zoological illustrator.

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Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant and is the principal lateral appendage of the stem.

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Lemur

Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar.

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Lemuriformes

Lemuriformes is an infraorder of primate that falls under the suborder Strepsirrhini.

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Lorisidae

Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhine primates.

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Lorisoidea

Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates found throughout Africa and Asia.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Natural gum

Natural gums are polysaccharides of natural origin, capable of causing a large increase in a solution’s viscosity, even at small concentrations.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Nycticebus bancanus

The Bangka slow loris (Nycticebus bancanus) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to southwestern Borneo and the island of Bangka.

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Nycticebus borneanus

Nycticebus borneanus, the Bornean slow loris, is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to central south Borneo in Indonesia.

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Nycticebus kayan

Nycticebus kayan (Kayan River slow loris) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to the northern and central highland region of the island of Borneo.

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Orangutan

The orangutans (also spelled orang-utan, orangutang, or orang-utang) are three extant species of great apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Order (biology)

In biological classification, the order (ordo) is.

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Perodicticinae

Perodicticinae is the subfamily of Lorisidae that includes the four species of African primates as shown under taxonomy below.

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Philippine slow loris

The Philippine slow loris (Nycticebus menagensis) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to the north and east coastal areas of the island of Borneo, as well as the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where a predator (a hunting animal) kills and eats its prey (the organism that is attacked).

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Primate

A primate is a mammal of the order Primates (Latin: "prime, first rank").

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Pygmy slow loris

The pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) is a species of slow loris found east of the Mekong River in Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia, and China.

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Quadrupedalism

Quadrupedalism or pronograde posture is a form of terrestrial locomotion in animals using four limbs or legs.

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Red slender loris

The red slender loris (Loris tardigradus) is a small, nocturnal strepsirrhine primate native to the rainforests of Sri Lanka.

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Saliva

Saliva is a watery substance formed in the mouths of animals, secreted by the salivary glands.

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Slender loris

Slender lorises (Loris) are a genus of loris native to India and Sri Lanka.

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Slow loris

Slow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates that make up the genus Nycticebus.

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Slug

Slug, or land slug, is a common name for any apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Strepsirrhini

Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini is a suborder of primates that includes the lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Madagascar, galagos, ("bushbabies") and pottos from Africa, and the lorises from India and southeast Asia.

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Sunda slow loris

The Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) or greater slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to Indonesia, western Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore.

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Taxonomic rank

In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in a taxonomic hierarchy.

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Tropics

The tropics are a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator.

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Lorinae, Lorises, Lorisinae, Lorisine.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loris

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