LORISIDAE, Gray, 1821
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6632647 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6632608 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039C9423-FFF8-0876-326D-D73F539BFA06 |
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Carolina |
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LORISIDAE |
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Family LORISIDAE View in CoL
(ANGWANTIBOS, POTTOS AND LORISES)
• Small prosimians with forelimbs and hindlimbs of similar length, rounded head, large eyes, small ears, opposable hands and feet, and vestigial tail.
• 20-50 cm. View Figure
• Afrotropical and Indo-Malayan Regions. View Figure
• Swamp, lowland, flooded, riparian, semi-evergreen, dry dipterocarp, and mid-elevation to montane forests and secondary and forest-edge, coastal scrub, woodland, and plantations.
• 4 genera, 12 species, 18 taxa.
• 2 species Endangered, 4 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
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