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Pygmy Slow Loris^[1]

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Family:	Lorisidae
Genus:	Nycticebus
Species:	N. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future A vulnerable species is a Species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands A primate is a member of the biological order Primates ( Latin: "prime first rank" the group that contains Lemurs the Aye-aye Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of Strepsirrhine Primates The lorids are all slim Arboreal animals and include the The slow lorises are three species of Loris and are classified as the genus Nycticebus. pygmaeus

Binomial name

Nycticebus pygmaeus
Bonhote, 1907

The Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) is a rare species of loris found in the tropical dry forests of Vietnam, Laos, China, and parts of Cambodia. Loris is the common name for the Strepsirrhine Primates of the subfamily Lorinae in family Lorisidae. The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest Biome, also known as tropical dry forest, is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East About 72,000 of the creatures live in the wild, and approximately 200 are in captivity. ^[3]

This primate is a nocturnal animal and will eat fruit, insects, small mammals, slugs and snails. A primate is a member of the biological order Primates ( Latin: "prime first rank" the group that contains Lemurs the Aye-aye As an Animal behavior, nocturnality describes sleeping during the Daytime and being active at Night - the opposite of the diurnal It can catch prey by licking a toxin that is released from the inside of its elbows and delivering the toxin via its teeth.

It is arboreal, crawling on branches, unnoticed as it quietly moves through the thick leaves of the subtropics. Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees" It lives together in small groups usually with 1-2 offspring.

Adults can grow to around 18-21cm long^[4] and have virtually no tail. They weigh about 1 pound (450 grams)

It mates once every 12-18 months and will have 1-2 offspring after an average gestation period of 190 days. For the first few days, the young loris clings to belly of its mother. After 9 months the baby will be weaned and at that point the females will be at sexual maturity while the male reaches maturity between 17 to 20 months.

This loris was nearly wiped out during extensive burning, clearing and defoliating of forests in Vietnam during the Vietnam war. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

References

^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). Colin Groves is Professor of Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. in Wilson, D. E. , and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 122-123. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
^ Eudey, A. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Nycticebus pygmaeus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-08-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708)
^ Maryann Mott (2006-07-31). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Photo in the News: Baby Loris Beefs Up in Zoo Nursery. National Geographic. Retrieved on 2006-08-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman
^ Pygmy slow loris. Bristol Zoo Gardens. Retrieved on 2006-08-01. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman

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