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Lorisiformes

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Primates
Subordo: Strepsirrhini
Infraordo: Lorisiformes
Familia: Galagidae - Lorisidae

Name

Lorisiformes Gregory, 1915

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Svenska: Lorisider

References

Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Lorisiformes are a group of primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members of this infraorder include the galagos and the lorises. As strepsirrhines, they are related to the lemurs.

Order Primates
Suborder Strepsirrhini: non-tarsier prosimians
Infraorder Lemuriformes
Infraorder Lorisiformes
Family Lorisidae: lorises
Family Galagidae: galagos
Suborder Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys and apes

References

Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 121-127. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

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