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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Loris tardigradus

Accepted taxon: Loris tardigradus


Accepted taxon: Loris tardigradus
Taxon: Loris tardigradus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PRIMATES | STREPSIRRHINI | LORISIFORMES | Lorisidae | Loris
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Loris tardigradus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 32, CP (Crude Protein) 38, EE (Ether Extract) 12. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Loris tardigradus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 34.29 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 17.14 Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda WHOLE 15.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 11.90 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida LEAF 9.52 Nowak,R. …
Vertebrata WHOLE 7.38 Grzimek,B…
Aves EGGS 4.76 Nowak,R. …

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Loris tardigradus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal – Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore Insectivore – Jonathan M. Bunn, Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, Ingrid Daubechies, 2011, 'Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination', American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 247-261
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore – Jonathan M. Bunn, Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, Ingrid Daubechies, 2011, 'Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination', American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 247-261
Temporal habits nocturnal nocturnal – Nowak, R.M., 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. 5th edJohns Hopkins Univ Press. Baltimore and London.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Loris tardigradus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Loris tardigradus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
2dm1 - - - - - - 6 - - Boyer, Do…
3dm2 - - - - - - 19 - - Boyer, Do…
m2_relief - 4 4 - - 1 1 1 0 Boyer, Do…
sdm2 - - - - - - 6 - - Boyer, Do…
Dirichlet normal energy (DNE) - 4 4 - - - 250 - - Bunn, Jon…
orientation patch count rotated (OPCR) n/a 4 4 - - - 52 - - Bunn, Jon…
relief index (RFI) n/a 4 4 - - - 1 - - Bunn, Jon…
shearing quotient (SQ) - 4 4 - - - 17 - - Bunn, Jon…
shearing ratio (SR) - 4 4 - - - 3 - - Bunn, Jon…
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 2 - - McNab, B.…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 9 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 3 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 9 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 3 - - Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 2 2 - - - 128 - - Genoud, M…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Loris tardigradus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Loris tardigradus Bunn,J. M., 2011, Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination, American Journal of Physical Anthropology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Loris tardigradus Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Loris tardigradus Boyer, Doug M. “Relief Index of Second Mandibular Molars Is a Correlate of Diet Among Prosimian Primates and Other Euarchontan Mammals.” Journal of Human Evolution 55, no. 6 (December 2008): 1118–1137. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.08.002. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Loris tardigradus Bunn, Jonathan M., Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, and Ingrid Daubechies. “Comparing Dirichlet Normal Surface Energy of Tooth Crowns, a New Technique of Molar Shape Quantification for Dietary Inference, with Previous Methods in Isolation and in Combination.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 145, no. 2 (April 5, 2011): 247–261. doi:10.1002/ajpa.21489. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Loris tardigradus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Loris tardigradus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Loris tardigradus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Loris tardigradus McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Loris tardigradus Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Loris tardigradus Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Loris tardigradus Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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