Suborder: Lemuriformes | Superfamily: Loroidea | Family: Loridae

Lorises are found in southern Asia while pottos live in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Their slow movement helps to ensure that they are not noticed by predators. They lack tails and have longer bodies and smaller ears than bush babies.

During the day, they are able to cling to a branch and remain motionless for hours. The powerful grasp of lorises and pottos is facilitated by a wide divergence between the first and second digits of their hands and feet (equivalent to our thumb and pointer finger). They have special blood vessel storage channels which allow them to keep their hands and feet contracted for a long period of time. Their forelimbs and hind limbs are equal length.

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