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Potto

Potto

The Potto (Perodicticus potto) is a strepsirrhine primate from the Lorisidae family. It is the only species in genus Perodicticus. The name "Potto" possibly comes from the African word "pata", which means tailless ape. The Potto is also known as Bosman's Potto, after its supposed discoverer, and in some English-speaking parts of Africa it is called a Softly-softly.

 
 
Slow loris

Slow loris

The slow loris is any one of three species of loris classified in the genus Nycticebus. These slow moving Strepsirhini primates range from Borneo and the southern Philippines in Southeast Asia, through Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, India (North Eastern India, Bengal), southern China, and Thailand. They are hunted for their large eyes, which are prized for local traditional medicine, leaving them on the endangered species list. The Indonesian name, malu malu, can be translated as "shy one".

 
 
Loris

Loris

Loris is the common name for the strepsirrhine primates of the subfamily Lorinae in family Lorisidae. Loris is one genus in this subfamily and represents the slender lorises, while Nycticebus is the genus for the slow lorises. A baby Loris is about the size of a human thumb when born.

 
 
Slender loris

Slender loris

The slender lorises are two species of loris native to India and Sri Lanka, the only members of the genus Loris: the Red Slender Loris, Loris tardigradus the Gray Slender Loris, Loris lydekkerianus Some sources list only one species, Loris tardigradus and regard subspecies of lydekkerianus as subspecies instead, of tardigradus. The slender loris is nocturnal. Its thick fur ranges from yellow-grey to dark brown. It eats mainly insects but may also eat small vertebrates and bird eggs.

 
 
Sunda Loris

Sunda Loris

The Sunda Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang) is one of three of slow loris, native to Southeast Asia. This slow moving strepsirrhine primate has large eyes that point forward, and ears that are small and nearly hidden in the fur. Its tail is a mere stump. They tend to be smaller than other Loris, for instance N. bengalensis, but larger than N. pygmaeus. The Sunda Loris is a diurnal and arboreal animal that prefers the tops of the trees.

 
 
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Angwantibo

The angwantibos are the two species of strepsirrhine primates that are classified in the Arctocebus genus of the Lorisidae family. They are also known as golden pottos because of their yellow or golden coloration. Angwantibos live in tropical Africa and their range includes Nigeria, Cameroon north of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Angwantibos grow to a size of 22 to 30 cm, and have almost no tail at all. They only weigh up to 0.5 kg. Their fur is yellow brown to golden in color.