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12-22-2016

Nycticebus pygmaeus

Nycticebus pygmaeus NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Nycticebus pygmaeus ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The pygmy slow loris is a species of slow loris found east of the Mekong River in Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia, and China. It occurs in a variety of forest habitats, including tropical dry forests, semi-evergreen, and evergreen forests. The animal is nocturnal and arboreal, crawling along branches using slow movements in search of prey. Unlike other primates, it does not leap. It lives together in small groups usually with one or two offspring. An adult can grow to around 19 to 23 cm long and has a very short tail. It weighs about 450 g. Its diet consists of fruits, insects, small fauna, tree sap, and floral nectar.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Lesser Slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 10/19/1976 Foreign (Headquarters) Wherever found
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
10/19/1976 41 FR 45990 45994 Determination of 26 Species of Primates as Endangered (12) or Threatened (14); 41 FR 45990
04/19/1976 41 FR 16466 Proposal to List 27 species of Primates as Endangered (12) or Threatened (15) Species; 41 FR 16466
Recovery
No recovery information is available for the Lesser Slow loris.
Date
Citation Page
Title
10/19/1976 41 FR 45990 45994 Determination of 26 Species of Primates as Endangered (12) or Threatened (14); 41 FR 45990
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