- A primate - Small nocturnal primate - Tailless primate - Type of primate - Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus
Stenops. They have long, slender limbs and large eyes, and are arboreal
in their habits. The slender loris (S. gracilis), of Ceylon, in one of
the best known species.
- Rodent type - Small nocturnal rodent - Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. D.
Aegyptius, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The
jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail.