Nycticebus, the slow lorises, is a genus of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates in the family Lorisidae, with at least eight currently valid species after the pygmy slow loris was moved to its own genus Xanthonycticebus. They have a round head, narrow snout and large eyes, with arms and legs of nearly equal length and a long flexible torso, and range across Southeast Asia from Bangladesh and Northeast India in the west to the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines in the east, and from Yunnan province in China to Java in the south. Slow lorises are unusual among primates and rare among mammals generally for having a toxic bite, produced by licking a sweat gland on the arm and activating the toxin with saliva; most species are listed Vulnerable or Endangered due to the wildlife trade and habitat loss.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Lorisidae (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of
Source Nycticebus bancanus (Wikipedia)
Source Bengal slow loris (Wikipedia)
Source Nycticebus borneanus (Wikipedia)
Source Javan slow loris (Wikipedia)
Source Nycticebus kayan (Wikipedia)
Source ? Nycticebus linglom (Wikipedia)
Source Philippine slow loris (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Slow loris
Source Sumatran slow loris (Wikipedia)
Source Sunda slow loris (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ74941, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Slow loris
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
Parent Taxon Of: Slow Loris (Nycticebus), Lead
Slow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates that make up the genus Nycticebus.
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Nycticebus
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 8
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Nycticebus
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Nycticebus" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 20.45 ... "early_interval": "Burdigalian"
Wikidata: Nycticebus
Sunda slow loris (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sunda slow loris, TaxonomyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Sunda slow loris, Taxonomy
The Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), or greater slow loris, is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to Indonesia, West Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore.
Bengal slow loris (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bengal slow loris, TaxonomyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bengal slow loris, Taxonomy
The Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) or northern slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the Bangladesh, Northeast India, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, southern China, and Thailand.
Javan slow loris (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Javan slow loris, TaxonomyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Javan slow loris, Taxonomy
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.
Philippine slow loris (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Philippine slow loris, TaxonomyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Philippine slow loris, Taxonomy
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.
Nycticebus bancanus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bangka slow loris, TaxonomyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bangka slow loris, Taxonomy
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.
Nycticebus borneanus (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bornean slow loris, TaxonomyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Bornean slow loris, Taxonomy
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.
Nycticebus kayan (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Kayan River slow loris, TaxonomyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Kayan River slow loris, Taxonomy
The Kayan River slow loris (Nycticebus kayan) 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.
Sumatran slow loris (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sumatran slow loris, TaxonomyQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Sumatran slow loris, Taxonomy
The Sumatran slow loris (Nycticebus hilleri) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to Sumatra.
Lorisidae (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of: Lorisidae, ClassificationQuote, Child Taxon Of: Lorisidae, Classification
Genus Nycticebus, slow lorises
? Nycticebus linglom (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Nycticebus linglom, Lead, genusQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Nycticebus linglom, Lead, genus
it is thought to be related to the living slow lorises (genus Nycticebus)
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