Bengal Slow Loris

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Bengal Slow Loris

Conservation status
Data deficient (IUCN) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Lorisidae
Genus: Nycticebus
Species: N. bengalensis
Binomial name
Nycticebus bengalensis
(Lacépède, 1800)

The Bengal Slow Loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) 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. Its tail is a mere stump.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Eudey et al (2000). Nycticebus bengalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
  2. ^ Radhakrishna, S; Goswami A.B, Sinha A (2006-08-02). "Distribution and Conservation of Nycticebus bengalensis in Northeastern India". International Journal of Primatology 27 (4): 971–982. DOI:10.1007/s10764-006-9057-9. ISSN 1573-8604. Retrieved on 2007-04-03. 
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