Preferred Label : lorisidae;
MeSH definition : A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing six genera. The family
is distributed in parts of Africa, India, Asia, and the Philippines. The six genera
are: Arctocebus (golden potto), GALAGO (bush babies), Loris (slender loris), Nycticebus
(slow loris), and Perodicticus (potto). Lorises and pottos are relatively common except
for Arctocebus, the golden potto. All are arboreal and nocturnal.; A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing four genera. The family
is distributed in parts of Africa and Southeast Asian. The four genera are: Arctocebus
(angwantibos) and Perodicticus (pottos) in the subfamily Perodicticinae and Loris
(slender lorises) and Nycticebus (slow lorises) in the subfamily Lorisinae. All are
arboreal and nocturnal. Genus GALAGO is now classified in the family GALAGIDAE.;
MeSH hyponym : nycticebus; loris, slow; pottos; Slow Loris; Potto; Perodicticus potto; Perodicticus pottos; Angwantibos; Angwantibo; Genus, Loris; Genus Loris; Loris, Genus; Slender Lorises; Slow Lorises; Lorises, Slow;
MeSH Related Number : txid261738; txid9467; txid9469; txid9471; txid9472;
MeSH annotation : prosimians; IM; qualif permitted;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorisidae;
UNII : txid9461;
Origin ID : D008142;
UMLS CUI : C0024010;
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A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing six genera. The family
is distributed in parts of Africa, India, Asia, and the Philippines. The six genera
are: Arctocebus (golden potto), GALAGO (bush babies), Loris (slender loris), Nycticebus
(slow loris), and Perodicticus (potto). Lorises and pottos are relatively common except
for Arctocebus, the golden potto. All are arboreal and nocturnal.
A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing four genera. The family
is distributed in parts of Africa and Southeast Asian. The four genera are: Arctocebus
(angwantibos) and Perodicticus (pottos) in the subfamily Perodicticinae and Loris
(slender lorises) and Nycticebus (slow lorises) in the subfamily Lorisinae. All are
arboreal and nocturnal. Genus GALAGO is now classified in the family GALAGIDAE.
