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Lorisiformes Temporal range: Eocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Brown greater galago, Otolemur crassicaudatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Infraorder:	Lemuriformes
Superfamily:	Lorisoidea Gray 1821
Families
Galagidae Lorisidae

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.

Classification

• Order Primates
  • Suborder Strepsirrhini
    • Infraorder †Adapiformes
    • Infraorder Lemuriformes
      • Superfamily Lemuroidea: lemurs
      • Superfamily Lorisoidea
        • Family Lorisidae: lorises, pottos, and angwantibos
        • Family Galagidae: galagos
  • Suborder Haplorhini: tarsiers, monkeys, and apes

Notes

1. ^ The monophyletic clade containing the lemurs and lorisoids is widely accepted, but the name to be used for the clade is not yet agreed upon. The term Lemuriformes is used here since it derives from one popular taxonomy that clumps the clade of toothcombed primates into one infraorder and the extinct, non-toothcombed adapiforms into another, both within the suborder Strepsirrhini. However, a popular alternative taxonomy places the lorisoids in their own infraorder, Lorisiformes.

References

1. Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Primates". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 121–127. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. ^ Nekaris, N.A.I.; Bearder, S.K. (2011). "Chapter 4: The lorisiform primates of Asia and mainland Africa: Diversity shrouded in darkness". In Campbell, C.J.; Fuentes, A.; MacKinnon, K.C.; Bearder, S. K.; Stumpf, R.M. (eds.). Primates in Perspective (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539043-8.
3. Cartmill, M.; Smith, F.H. (2011). The Human Lineage. John Wiley & Sons. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-118-21145-8.
4. Szalay, F.S.; Delson, E. (1980). Evolutionary History of the Primates. Academic Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0126801507. OCLC 893740473.
5. Cartmill, M. (2010). "Primate Classification and Diversity". In Platt, M.; Ghazanfar, A. (eds.). Primate Neuroethology. Oxford University Press. pp. 10–30, esp. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-19-532659-8.
6. Hartwig, W. (2011). "Chapter 3: Primate evolution". In Campbell, C. J.; Fuentes, A.; MacKinnon, K. C.; Bearder, S. K.; Stumpf, R. M (eds.). Primates in Perspective (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 19–31. ISBN 978-0-19-539043-8.

External links

• Data related to Lorisoidea at Wikispecies

v t e Strepsirrhini
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates
Strepsirrhini Strepsirrhini †Plesiopithecus †Sulaimanius †Notharctidae Cantius Copelemur Hesperolemur Notharctus Pelycodus Smilodectes †Ekgmowechashalidae Bugtilemur Ekgmowechashala Gatanthropus Muangthanhinius Palaeohodites †Cercamoniidae Agerinia Anchomomys Barnesia Buxella Donrussellia Mazateronodon Nievesia Panobius Periconodon Pronycticebus Protoadapis †Adapidae Adapis Cryptadapis Leptadapis Magnadapis Microadapis Palaeolemur †Asiadapidae Asiadapis Marcgodinotius †Sivaladapidae Anthradapis Guangxilemur Kyitchaungia Laomaki Paukkaungia Yunnanadapis Hoanghoniinae Hoanghonius Lushius Rencunius Wailekia Sivaladapinae Indraloris Ramadapis Siamoadapis Sinoadapis Sivaladapis †Caenopithecidae Adapoides Afradapis Aframonius Caenopithecus Darwinius Europolemur Godinotia Mahgarita Masradapis Mescalerolemur Namadapis Notnamaia? †Azibiidae Algeripithecus Azibius †Djebelemuridae Djebelemur Notnamaia? Omanodon Shizarodon Lemuriformes see below↓
Lemuriformes Lorisoidea †Karanisia? †Saharagalago Galagidae Euoticus Galago Galagoides †Komba †Laetolia Otolemur Paragalago †Progalago †Saharagalago? Sciurocheirus †Wadilemur Lorisidae †Mioeuoticus †Namaloris Lorisinae Loris †Nycticeboides Nycticebus Xanthonycticebus Perodicticinae Arctocebus Perodicticus Pseudopotto Lemuroidea Daubentonia Lepilemur †Megaladapis †Plesiopithecus? †Propotto Cheirogaleidae Allocebus Cheirogaleus Microcebus Mirza Phaner Lemuridae Eulemur Hapalemur Lemur †Pachylemur Varecia †Archaeolemuridae Archaeolemur Hadropithecus Indriidae Avahi Indri Propithecus †Palaeopropithecidae Archaeoindris Babakotia Mesopropithecus Palaeopropithecus
See also: Adapiformes Subfossil lemur

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