Loris - Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Classification

The family Lorisidae is found within the infraorder Lorisiformes with the family Galagidae, the galagos. This infraorder is a sister taxon of Lemuriformes, the lemurs. Within Lorisinae, there are seven species of lorises in two genera.

• Family Lorisidae
  • Subfamily Perodicticinae
  • Subfamily Lorisinae
    • Genus Loris
      • Gray slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus
        • Highland slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus grandis
        • Mysore slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus
        • Malabar slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus malabaricus
        • Northern slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus nordicus
      • Red slender loris, Loris tardigradus
        • Dry Zone slender loris, Loris tardigradus tardigradus
        • Horton Plains slender loris, Loris tardigradus nyctoceboides
    • Genus Nycticebus
      • Sunda slow loris, Nycticebus coucang
      • Bengal slow loris, Nycticebus bengalensis
      • Pygmy slow loris, Nycticebus pygmaeus
      • Javan slow loris, Nycticebus javanicus
      • Bornean slow loris, Nycticebus menagensis
      • ? Nycticebus linglom (fossil, Miocene)