Mass Pygmy slow loris: 430 g Rank Superfamily | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Lorisoidea | |
Lifespan Pygmy slow loris: 20 years Gestation period Pygmy slow loris: 184 – 200 days Lower classifications Galago, Lorisidae, Loris, Slow loris |
Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members include the galagos and the lorisids. As strepsirrhines, lorisoids are related to the lemurs of Madagascar and are sometimes included in the infraorder Lemuriformes, although they are also sometimes placed in their own infraorder, Lorisiformes Gregory, 1915.
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