Lorisoidea
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| Lorisiformes[1] | |
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| Brown Greater Galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Infraorder: | Lemuriformes |
| Superfamily: | Lorisoidea Gray 1821 |
| Families | |
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Lorisidae | |
Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members include the galagos and the lorisids.[2] As strepsirrhines, lorisoids are related to the lemurs of Madagascar and are often included in the infraorder Lemuriformes,[3] although they are also sometimes placed in their own infraorder, Lorisiformes Gregory, 1915.[4]
- Order Primates
- Suborder Strepsirrhini
- Infraorder Lemuriformes
- Superfamily Lemuroidea: lemurs
- Superfamily Lorisoidea
- Family Lorisidae: lorises, pottos, and angwantibos
- Family Galagidae: galagos
- Infraorder Lemuriformes
- Suborder Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys, and apes
- Suborder Strepsirrhini
References
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 121–127. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Nekaris & Bearder 2011, pp. 34–35.
- ↑ Cartmill & Smith 2011, p. 90.
- ↑ Nekaris & Bearder 2011, p. 38.
Literature cited
- Nekaris, N. A. I.; Bearder, S. K. (2011). "Chapter 4: The lorisiform primates of Asia and mainland Africa: Diversity shrouded in darkness". In Campbell, C. J.; Fuentes, A.; MacKinnon, K. C.; Bearder, S. K.; Stumpf, R. M. Primates in Perspective (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539043-8.
- Cartmill, M.; Smith, F. H. (2011). The Human Lineage. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-21145-8.
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