Lemurs, Lorises, Tarsiers

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Tarsiers

a small insectivorous, tree-dwelling, nocturnal primate with large eyes, a long tufted tail, and long hind limbs, native to the islands of Southeast Asia.

Lorises

A small, slow-moving nocturnal primate with a short or absent tail, living in dense vegetation in South Asia.

carnivorous

flesh-eating

Lemurs

An arboreal primate with a pointed snout and typically a long tail, found only in Madagascar.

Tarsiers

Carnivorous on small prey

Lemurs and Lorises

Dental Comb

Tarsiers

No Dental Comb

Lemurs and Lorises

Rhinarium

Lorises

Slow climbing

Insectivore

eats insects

Lemurs and Lorises

Folivore, Frugivore, Insectivore

nocturnal

active at night

Lorises and Tarsiers

Nocturnal

Lemurs

Nocturnal/Diurnal

Rhinarium

The naked surface around the nostrils, typically wet in mammals.

Lemurs and Tarsiers

Vertical clinging and leaping Locomotion

Folivore

eats leaves

Frugivore

fruit eater

Vertical Clinging and Leaping (VCL)

Form of locomotion involving using long hind limbs to jump off from a tree trunk and fly through the air, landing on another tree trunk, while turning around mid-air.

Tarsiers

No Rhinarium

diurnal

active during the day


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