Slender lorises (Loris tardigradus and Loris lydekkerianus)

Species information

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Facts

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Primates
Family	Lorisidae
Genus	Loris (1)
Size	Head-body length: 17.5 - 26.4 cm (2)
Weight	85 - 348 g (2)

Status

The slender loris, Loris tardigradus is classified as Endangered (EN A2cd+4cd) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1). The grey slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1).

Two subspecies of slender loris, Loris tardigradus exist. The highland slender loris L. tardigradus spp. nyctoceboides which is classified as Endangered (EN A2cd+4cd; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)) and the dry zone slender loris L. tardigradus spp. tardigradus which is also classified as Endangered (EN A2cd+4cd). There are four subspecies of grey slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus. The grey highland slender loris L. lydekkerianus ssp. grandis which is classified as Endangered (EN A2cd+4cd; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)), the Mysore slender loris L. tardigradus ssp. lydekkerianus and the Malabar slender loris L. tardigradus ssp. malabaricus which are both classified as Near Threatened (NT), and the northern dry zone slender loris L. lydekkerianus ssp. nordicus which is classifed as Endangered (EN A2cd+4cd). The entire genus is currently being revised (3).