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title: "Grey Slender Loris"
description: "Loris lydekkerianus — Mammals. The gray slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus) is a species of primate in the family Loridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/grey-slender-loris
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grey Slender Loris

> Loris lydekkerianus — Mammals. The gray slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus) is a species of primate in the family Loridae.

- Scientific name: *Loris lydekkerianus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 313
- Wikidata: [Q262590](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262590)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74526](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74526)

## Names

- en: Grey Slender Loris
- de: Grauer Schlanklori
- es: Loris esbelto gris
- fr: Loris mince gris
- nl: Grijze slanke lori

## Countries with the most observations

IN (175), LK (83)

## Summary

The gray slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus) is a species of primate in the family Loridae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka and inhabits subtropical and tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_slender_loris

## Photo

![Grey Slender Loris](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/grey-slender-loris/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Karthick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223450226

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/grey-slender-loris?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).