Loris tardigradus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Red Slender Loris

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Location:Sri Lanka, Sabaragamuwa province, Ratnapura district, Kitulgata, Kelani Valley Forest ReserveDate taken:5 January 2014

Distribution :

Rainforest zone of SW Sri Lanka.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 2937

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Infraorder: Lorisiformes
Family: Lorisidae
Subfamily: Lorisinae
Genus: Loris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033821

Original name as described

Lemur tardigradus

Other common names

Horton Plains Slender Loris

Type material

NHRM 532011

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Ceylon (= Sri Lanka).

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Sri Lanka

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001060

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 32 names and synonyms.

Lemur tardigradus

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Lorisidae

Root name

tardigradus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM 532011

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

in Zeylona

Type locality

Sri Lanka.

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033821

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

Linnaeus (1758:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
Linnaeus (1766:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946240) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
Boddaert (1772:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)
Erxleben (1777:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
Leske (1779:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
Borowski (1780:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28346918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67756)
Zimmermann (1783:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
Gmelin (1788:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
Kerr (1792:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
André (1795:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37443)
Latham & Davies (1795:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72595)
Wolf (1796:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)
Cuvier (1797:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
Shaw (1800:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150740) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
Turton (1802:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
Gray (1821:298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9308)
Griffith (1821:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68343)
Blainville (1839:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57991017) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37120)
Gistel (1848:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)

Lemur (Lori)

E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780

Family

Lorisidae

Root name

lori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Dies Thier bewohnt Zeilan

Type locality

Sri Lanka.

Authority page

211

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Zimmermann (1783:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
Treviranus (1802:204, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11026070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72409)

Lemur Kolurus

Brünnich, 1782

Family

Lorisidae

Root name

kolurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

NHRM 532011

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

in Zeylona

Type locality

Sri Lanka.

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Copenhagen

Name usages

Brünnich (1782:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68417)

Tardigradus Loris

Boddaert, 1785

Family

Lorisidae

Root name

loris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Ceilon

Type locality

Sri Lanka.

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230031

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

Boddaert (1785:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)

Lemur Lory:

Link, 1795

Family

Lorisidae

Root name

lory

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272940

Authority publication

Rostock

Name usages

Link (1795:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272940) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)

Lemur Tartigradus:

Link, 1795

Family

Lorisidae

Root name

tartigradus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272940

Authority publication

Rostock

Name usages

Link (1795:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272940) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)

Loris gracilis

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796

Family

Lorisidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Habite dans les Indes orientales.

Type locality

Sri Lanka.

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k424107b

Authority publication

Magasin encyclopédique

Name usages

Audebert (1800:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58948930) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68278)
Shaw (1800:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:37) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
Fischer (1804:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35209)
Goldfuss (1809:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
Fischer (1813:562, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29109673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49925)
Muirhead (1819:405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
Ranzani (1820:161, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27804559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69437)
Desmarest (1821:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39523865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
Lesson (1827:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
Kelaart (1852:156, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
Gray (1863:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681470) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41287)
Blyth (1863:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534721) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Murray (1866:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Jerdon (1867:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
Gray (1871:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)
Sclater (1872:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
Kelaart (1890:316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60533)
Flower & Lydekker (1891:692, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34115)
Trouessart (1904:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)

Loris tardigradus:

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796

Family

Lorisidae

Root name

tardigradus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

49

Authority publication

Magasin encyclopédique

Name usages

Audebert (1800:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58948927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68278)
Shaw (1800:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37615)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:38) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
Muirhead (1819:405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
Elliot (1913:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602488) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)
Phillips (1926:281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67771)
Phillips (1929:123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68575)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:190, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Corbet & Hill (1980:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Groves (1993:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69008)
Brandon-Jones, Eudey, Geissmann, Groves, Melnick, Morales, Shekelle & Stewart (2004:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5237)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
Roos, Boonratana, Supriatna, Fellowes, Groves, Nash, Rylands & Mittermeier (2014:3) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20030)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12375/217756381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lemur gracilis:

G. Cuvier, 1797

Family

Lorisidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637183

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
Lichtenstein (1818:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68386)

Lori tardigradus:

de Lacépède, 1799

Family

Lorisidae

Root name

tardigradus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lacépède (1799:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62452)
Daudin (1802:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033400) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
Fischer (1803:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47061724) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69311)
Fischer (1813:437, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29109548) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49925)

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