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Descriptor English: Lorisidae
Descriptor Spanish: Lorisidae
Descriptor Lorisidae
Entry term(s) Arctocebus
Loris, género
Lorisinae
Nycticebus
Perodicticinae
Perodicticus
Perodicticus potto
angantibos
género Loris
loris esbeltos
loris perezosos
Scope note: Familia de Primates del suborden Strepsirhini que contiene cuatro géneros. La familia está distribuida en zonas de África y del sudeste asiático. Los cuatro géneros son: Arctocebus (anguantibos) y Perodicticus (potos) en la subfamilia Perodicticinae y Loris (loris delgado) y Nycticebus (loris lento) en la subfamilia Lorisinae. Todos viven en árboles y son nocturnos. El género GALAGO está clasificado ahora en la familia GALAGIDAE.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lorisidae
Descriptor French: Lorisidae
Entry term(s): Angwantibo
Angwantibos
Arctocebus
Genus Loris
Genus, Loris
Loris Genus
Loris, Genus
Loris, Slow
Lorises, Slow
Lorisinae
Nycticebus
Perodicticinae
Perodicticus
Perodicticus potto
Potto
Pottos
Slender Lorises
Slow Loris
Slow Lorises
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.700.572
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008142
Scope note: A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing four genera. The family is distributed in parts of Africa and Southeast Asian. The four genera are: Arctocebus (angwantibos) and Perodicticus (pottos) in the subfamily Perodicticinae and Loris (slender lorises) and Nycticebus (slow lorises) in the subfamily Lorisinae. All are arboreal and nocturnal. Genus GALAGO is now classified in the family GALAGIDAE.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Prosimii (1975-1980)
Public MeSH Note: 81; NYCTICEBUS was NYCETIBUS 1981-92
History Note: 81; NYCTICEBUS was NYCETIBUS 1981-92
DeCS ID: 8318
Unique ID: D008142
NLM Classification: QL 737.P955
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/05/07
Revision Date: 2019/05/17
Lorisidae - Preferred
Concept UI M0012700
Scope note A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing four genera. The family is distributed in parts of Africa and Southeast Asian. The four genera are: Arctocebus (angwantibos) and Perodicticus (pottos) in the subfamily Perodicticinae and Loris (slender lorises) and Nycticebus (slow lorises) in the subfamily Lorisinae. All are arboreal and nocturnal. Genus GALAGO is now classified in the family GALAGIDAE.
Preferred term Lorisidae
Nycticebus - Narrower
Concept UI M0012703
Preferred term Nycticebus
Entry term(s) Loris, Slow
Lorises, Slow
Slow Loris
Slow Lorises
Perodicticus potto - Narrower
Concept UI M0012702
Preferred term Perodicticus potto
Lorisinae - Narrower
Concept UI M000648166
Preferred term Lorisinae
Perodicticinae - Narrower
Concept UI M000648167
Preferred term Perodicticinae
Loris Genus - Narrower
Concept UI M000648168
Preferred term Loris Genus
Entry term(s) Genus Loris
Genus, Loris
Loris, Genus
Slender Lorises
Arctocebus - Narrower
Concept UI M000648170
Preferred term Arctocebus
Entry term(s) Angwantibo
Angwantibos
Perodicticus - Narrower
Concept UI M000648171
Preferred term Perodicticus
Entry term(s) Potto
Pottos



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