Mammals of the WorldMalaysian Slow Loris
Nycticebus coucang
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Lorisidae
- Genus
- Nycticebus
- IUCN status
- EN
- Distribution
- Thailand|Malaysia|Singapore|Indonesia
- Realm
- Indomalaya
Other names: Greater Slow Loris|Sunda Slow Loris
About this species
- Size
- 27–38cm, head to tail
- Weight
- 599–685g
- Habitat
- Evergreen forest; prefers rainforest with continuous dense canopy
- Range
- Indonesia (Sumatra), West Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore
The Sunda slow loris, or greater slow loris, is a strepsirrhine primate that measures 27–38 cm from head to tail and weighs 599–685 g. Like other slow lorises it has a wet nose, a round head, small ears hidden in thick fur, a flat face, large eyes and a vestigial tail (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is nocturnal and arboreal, typically occurring in evergreen forests, and prefers rainforests with a continuous dense canopy. It has an extremely low metabolic rate compared to other mammals of its size. It is native to Indonesia, West Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)