Lorisiformes
Brown Greater Galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Infraorder:	Lorisiformes Gregory, 1915
Families
Lorisidae Galagidae

Lorisiformes are a group of primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members of this infraorder include the galagos and the lorises. As strepsirrhines, they are related to the lemurs.

• Order Primates
  • Suborder Strepsirrhini: non-tarsier prosimians
    • Infraorder Lemuriformes
    • Infraorder Lorisiformes
      • Family Lorisidae: lorises
      • Family Galagidae: galagos
  • Suborder Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys and apes

[edit] References

• Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M.. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 121-127. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 

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