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Northern Pygmy Slow Loris

Xanthonycticebus intermedius

Order
Primates
Family
Lorisidae
Genus
Xanthonycticebus
IUCN status
EN
Distribution
Laos|Vietnam|China
Realm
Indomalaya

Other names: Northern Pygmy Loris

About this species

Range
Northern Vietnam, Laos and China

The northern pygmy slow loris is one of the two pygmy lorises recognised in the genus Xanthonycticebus, the other being the southern pygmy loris. The northern species was described by Dao Van Tien in 1960 and occurs in northern Vietnam, Laos and China (Wikipedia, general account of the pygmy lorises).

The cached account for this species is limited, so this entry is restricted to identification and range; for habits, see the closely related southern pygmy slow loris.

Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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