Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
Order Primates Linnaeus, 1758 - primates
Suborder Strepsirrhini Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
Infraorder Lorisiformes Gregory, 1915
Family Lorisidae Gray, 1821, orth. cons. - lorises, pottos, and galagos
Genus Loris Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1796 - slender loris
Loris lydekkerianus Cabrera, 1908
Loris lydekkerianus malabaricus Wroughton, 1917