loris: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Lorisinae

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Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang)

An illustration of a slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) with large eyes, grasping a branch with all four limbs and holding an insect in one hand. A scale bar above shows measurements in centimeters and inches.

pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)

A Javan slow loris with large round eyes and a striped face sits among green leaves and ferns in the rainforest.

Philippine slow loris

Philippine slow loris

Sunda slow loris

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slow loris Sunda slow loris red slender loris Javan slow loris pygmy slow loris Bengal slow loris gray slender loris Loris tardigradus tardigradus Loris tardigradus nycticeboides Lorisidae

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