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Primate Taxonomy and Traits Worksheet
Strepsirrhine species (Slow Loris)
Common name : Pygmy/slow loris
Scientific name : Nycticebus
Suborder : Strepsirrhini
Infraorder : Adapiformes, Lemuriformes, Lorisiformes
Superfamily : Lorisoidea
Geographic range and habitat :
Range: South and Southeast Asia
Their collective range: from Northeast India through Indochina, east to the Sulu Archipelago and
south to the island of Java
Habitat: forest much better tropical forest
Dietary type, example foods eaten : insects and treesap
Social group size and mating behaviors (reproductive strategies) :
They reproduce all year round. At the age of 17-21 months, females are sexually mature and able
to reproduce and males can reproduce within 10 months.
They are almost constantly in motion during the hours of darkness

Haplorrhine species ( DeBrazza's Monkey)
Common name : DeBrazza's Monkey
Scientific name : Cercopithecus neglectus
Suborder : Haplorhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Superfamily : Cercopithecoidea Gray
Geographic range and habitat :