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Name:Gray slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus)
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Lorisidae
Genus: Loris
Species:L. lydekkerianus
IUCN Rating: Least Concern
Description:The gray slender loris is a strange looking primate, with large, round eyes and thin, elongated limbs. Despite its name, the gray slender loris is not always grey and some individuals can appear to have quite reddish coats.; each of the four subspecies varies in the colour of their coat. The eyes are surrounded by a black ring, the eyes are separated a white line that extends down onto the nose.
Range:India and Sri Lanka
Habitat: Dry and wet lowland forests, it also likes acacia and tamarind forests and scrub.
Diet:Mainly ants however it will also eat other insects and gum from trees.
Breeding:The gray slender loris can breed all year round however researchers have noticed peaks in the birth rate between april to june and also between october to december. The gestation period is approximately 5.5 months. When this species gives birth there appears to be an equal chance of having either a single baby or twins.
Threats: The main threat is habitat fragmentation which is making it more difficult for groups of gray lorises to come together to breed. It is also hunted for its body parts which are used in traditional medicinal recipes although there is no evidence that these remedies are effective.
Points of interest: In India the gray slender loris is associated with bad luck and bad omens.
Sources and further information:
www.arkive.org/gray-slender-loris/loris-lydekkerianus/
www.iucnredlist.org/details/44722/0
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Loris_lydekkerianus/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_slender_loris
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Lorisidae
Genus: Loris
Species:L. lydekkerianus
IUCN Rating: Least Concern
Description:The gray slender loris is a strange looking primate, with large, round eyes and thin, elongated limbs. Despite its name, the gray slender loris is not always grey and some individuals can appear to have quite reddish coats.; each of the four subspecies varies in the colour of their coat. The eyes are surrounded by a black ring, the eyes are separated a white line that extends down onto the nose.
Range:India and Sri Lanka
Habitat: Dry and wet lowland forests, it also likes acacia and tamarind forests and scrub.
Diet:Mainly ants however it will also eat other insects and gum from trees.
Breeding:The gray slender loris can breed all year round however researchers have noticed peaks in the birth rate between april to june and also between october to december. The gestation period is approximately 5.5 months. When this species gives birth there appears to be an equal chance of having either a single baby or twins.
Threats: The main threat is habitat fragmentation which is making it more difficult for groups of gray lorises to come together to breed. It is also hunted for its body parts which are used in traditional medicinal recipes although there is no evidence that these remedies are effective.
Points of interest: In India the gray slender loris is associated with bad luck and bad omens.
Sources and further information:
www.arkive.org/gray-slender-loris/loris-lydekkerianus/
www.iucnredlist.org/details/44722/0
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Loris_lydekkerianus/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_slender_loris