Slender lorises  (Loris tardigradus and Loris lydekkerianus)

Authenticated (30/04/05) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

• Arboreal: living in trees.
• Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
• Natal: site of birth.
• Nocturnal: active at night.
• Oestrous: the time of ovulation (release of an egg from the ovary) in female mammals, when the female becomes receptive to males, also known as ‘heat’.
• Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

1. IUCN Red List (November, 2004)
   http://www.redlist.org
2. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
3. Richardson, M. (2005) Pers. comm.
4. Animal Diversity (January, 2004)
   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/loris/l._tardigradus$narrative.html
5. Walker’s Mammals of the World Encyclopedia (January, 2004)
   http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/primates/primates.lorisidae.loris.html
6. Nekaris, K. and Jayewardene, J. (2003) Pilot study and Conservation Status of the Slender LorisLoris tardigradus and L. lydekkerianus in Sri Lanka. Primate Conservation, 19: 83 - 90.
7. Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP) Workshop 2003. Summary report available online (January, 2004)
   http://www.zooreach.org/Conservation/CAMP/Primate%20CAMP%20summary.pdf