Loris lydekkerianus ssp. lydekkerianus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PRIMATES |
LORISIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Loris lydekkerianus ssp. lydekkerianus |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
Cabrera, 1908 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Gray Slender Loris, Mysore Slender Loris |
|
| Synonym/s: |
Loris tardigradus ssp. lydekkerianus Cabrera, 1908
|
Assessment Information
[top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Near Threatened
ver 3.1
|
| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s |
Nekaris, A., Singh, M. & Kumar Chhangani, A. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority) |
Justification:
Listed as Near Threatened because this species is probably in significant decline (but probably at a rate of less than 30% over ten years) because of widespread habitat loss and hunting through much of its range, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable under criterion A2cd.
|
| History: |
| 2004 |
– |
Near Threatened
(IUCN 2004)
|
| 2000 |
– |
Data Deficient
(Hilton-Taylor 2000)
|
|
Geographic Range
[top]
Population
[top]
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
|
Habitat and Ecology
[top]
