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==Taxonomic classification== The family Lorisidae is found within the [[infraorder]] [[Lemuriformes]] and [[Taxonomic rank|superfamily]] [[Lorisoidea]], along with the family Galagidae, the [[galago]]s. This superfamily is a sister taxon of Lemuroidea, the [[lemur]]s. Within Lorinae, there are ten species (and several more subspecies) of lorises across three genera:{{R|msw3}} * Family [[Lorisidae]] ** Subfamily [[Perodicticinae]] ** '''Subfamily Lorinae''' *** Genus ''[[Loris (genus)|Loris]]'' **** [[Gray slender loris]], ''Loris lydekkerianus'' ***** Highland slender loris, ''L. lydekkerianus grandis'' ***** Mysore slender loris, ''L. lydekkerianus lydekkerianus'' ***** Malabar slender loris, ''L. lydekkerianus malabaricus'' ***** Northern Ceylonese slender loris, ''L. lydekkerianus nordicus'' **** [[Red slender loris]], ''L. tardigradus'' ***** Dry Zone slender loris, ''L. tardigradus tardigradus'' ***** Horton Plains slender loris, ''L. tardigradus nyctoceboides'' *** Genus ''[[Xanthonycticebus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nekaris |first1=K. Anne-Isola |last2=Nijman |first2=Vincent |date=2022-03-23 |title=A new genus name for pygmy lorises, Xanthonycticebus gen. nov. (Mammalia, primates) |url=https://zse.pensoft.net/article/81942/ |journal=Zoosystematics and Evolution |language=en |volume=98 |issue=1 |pages=87β92 |doi=10.3897/zse.98.81942 |s2cid=247649999 |issn=1860-0743|doi-access=free }}</ref> **** [[Pygmy slow loris]], ''X. pygmaeus'' *** Genus ''[[slow loris|Nycticebus]]'' **** [[Bangka slow loris]], ''Nycticebus bancanus'' **** [[Bengal slow loris]], ''N. bengalensis'' **** [[Bornean slow loris]], ''N. borneanus'' **** [[Sunda slow loris]], ''N. coucang'' **** [[Javan slow loris]], ''N. javanicus'' **** [[Kayan River slow loris]], ''N. kayan'' **** [[Philippine slow loris]], ''N. menagensis'' **** [[Sumatran slow loris]], ''N. hilleri'' **** β [[? Nycticebus linglom|? ''N. linglom'']] (fossil, [[Miocene]])
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