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The gray slender loris (''Loris lydekkerianus'') is a species of primate in the family Loridae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.〔 The species used to be considered as ''Loris tardigradus lydekkerianus'' but ''Loris tardigradus'' is now a separate species found in Sri Lanka. This species has been divided into several geographically separated subspecies. The Indian subspecies include: * Malabar gray slender loris, ''Loris lydekkerianus malabaricus'' - found in the Western Ghats of India * Mysore gray slender loris, ''Loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus'' - found in the southern plains of Mysore and Tamil Nadu extending into the Eastern Ghats〔Singh, M., Lindburg, D.G., Udhayan, A., Kumar, M.A., and Kumara, H.N. 1999. Status survey of slender loris Loris tardigradus lydekkerianus in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India. Oryx 33(1):31-37.〕 The Sri Lankan subspecies include: * Northern Ceylonese slender loris, ''Loris lydekkerianus nordicus'' * Highland slender loris, ''Loris lydekkerianus grandis'' In Sri Lankan subspecies, ''Loris lydekkerianus grandis'' has short ears, and a heart-shaped face. Basal hairs of the vent of ''Loris lydekkerianus grandis'' are black and whereas those of ''Loris lydekkerianus nordicus'' are white in color. ==Behavior== Despite the slew of studies on their behaviour and ecology in the last decade, they still remain among the least known of all primate species.〔5. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gray slender loris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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