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Loris lydekkerianus (gray slender loris)

Synonyms: Loris lori lydekkerianus (homotypic); Loris tardigradus grandis (pro parte)

Wikipedia Abstract

The gray slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus) is a species of primate in the family Loridae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was previously considered as Loris tardigradus lydekkerianus but Loris tardigradus is now a separate species found in Sri Lanka. This species has been divided into several geographically separated subspecies. The Indian subspecies include: The Sri Lankan subspecies include:
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Infraspecies

Loris lydekkerianus grandis (Highland Slender Loris)
Loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus (Mysore Slender Loris)
Loris lydekkerianus malabaricus (Malabar Slender Loris)
Loris lydekkerianus nordicus (Northern Ceylon Slender Loris)
Loris lydekkerianus uva

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  249 grams
Birth Weight [1]  12 grams
Male Weight [1]  277 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  100 %
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year
Male Maturity [1]  1 year
Gestation [1]  5 months 18 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Litters / Year [1]  2
Maximum Longevity [1]  19 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  9 inches (24 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0