Sunda Loris
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| Nycticebus coucang (Boddaert, 1785) |
The Sunda Loris (Nycticebus coucang) is a slow loris. This slow moving strepsirrhine primate has large eyes that point forward, and ears that are small and nearly hidden in the fur. It's tail is a mere stump.
The Sunda Loris is a diurnal and arboreal animal that prefers the tops of the trees.
There are three subspecies recognized:
- Greater Slow Loris, Nycticebus coucang coucang
- Bornean Slow Loris, Nycticebus coucang menagensis
- Nycticebus coucang javanicus
[edit] References
- Eudey et al (2000). Nycticebus coucang. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 122. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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