Red Slender Loris
Loris tardigradus
Where is it found?
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Mountain and lowland forests
Diet and foraging method
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When a loris spots prey, it cautiously stalks them before grabbing it with both hands.
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Key adaptations
Has large forward-facing eyes for precise depth perception. They also have a four-way grip, with each foot having a big toe that opposes the other four, giving them a pincer-like grip
Social organisation and mating system
Usually solitary
Promiscuous
Did you know that...?
Due to their four-way grip, lorises can sleep whilst holding onto branches.
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Sri Lankan Slender Loris 1" by Alex Pyron - http://home.gwu.edu/~rpyron/images/SL_2011/Loris_04.jpg. Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sri_Lankan_Slender_Loris_1.jpg#/media/File:Sri_Lankan_Slender_Loris_1.jpg
"Loris tardigradus tardigradus 003" by Dr. K.A.I. Nekaris - email. Licenced under CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loris_tardigradus_tardigradus_003.jpg#/media/File:Loris_tardigradus_tardigradus_003.jpg
"Plumplori (Stenops tardigradus)" by Gustav Mühel - 1890. Brehms Tierleben. Third, revised printing. Mammals, first volume. Leipzig and Wien: Bibliographisches Institut. Online at http://books.google.com/books?id=sDgQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA293. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plumplori_(Stenops_tardigradus).png#/media/File:Plumplori_(Stenops_tardigradus).png
"Lemur tardigradus (sic – Nycticebus coucang); Booah Kawah (Coffee Tree) (William Farquhar Collection, 1819–1823)" by Unknown (anonymous Chinese artist). - [1].. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lemur_tardigradus_(sic_%E2%80%93_Nycticebus_coucang);_Booah_Kawah_(Coffee_Tree)
_(William_Farquhar_Collection,_1819%E2%80%931823).jpg#/media/File:Lemur_tardigradus_(sic_%E2%80%93_Nycticebus_coucang);
_Booah_Kawah_(Coffee_Tree)_(William_Farquhar_Collection,_1819%E2%80%931823).jpg
"Sri Lankan Slender Loris 1" by Alex Pyron - http://home.gwu.edu/~rpyron/images/SL_2011/Loris_04.jpg. Licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sri_Lankan_Slender_Loris_1.jpg#/media/File:Sri_Lankan_Slender_Loris_1.jpg
"Loris tardigradus tardigradus 003" by Dr. K.A.I. Nekaris - email. Licenced under CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loris_tardigradus_tardigradus_003.jpg#/media/File:Loris_tardigradus_tardigradus_003.jpg
"Plumplori (Stenops tardigradus)" by Gustav Mühel - 1890. Brehms Tierleben. Third, revised printing. Mammals, first volume. Leipzig and Wien: Bibliographisches Institut. Online at http://books.google.com/books?id=sDgQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA293. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plumplori_(Stenops_tardigradus).png#/media/File:Plumplori_(Stenops_tardigradus).png
"Lemur tardigradus (sic – Nycticebus coucang); Booah Kawah (Coffee Tree) (William Farquhar Collection, 1819–1823)" by Unknown (anonymous Chinese artist). - [1].. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lemur_tardigradus_(sic_%E2%80%93_Nycticebus_coucang);_Booah_Kawah_(Coffee_Tree)
_(William_Farquhar_Collection,_1819%E2%80%931823).jpg#/media/File:Lemur_tardigradus_(sic_%E2%80%93_Nycticebus_coucang);
_Booah_Kawah_(Coffee_Tree)_(William_Farquhar_Collection,_1819%E2%80%931823).jpg
