pygmy slow loris
nycticebus pygmaeus latin

The pygmy slow loris has buffy flanks, paler than the back.

The pygmy slow loris is omnivorous, feeding on ants, insects, and fruit.

The pygmy slow loris was first described scientifically by J. Lewis Bonhote in 1907.

The pygmy slow loris often returns to the same gum feeding sites and leaves conspicuous gouges on tree trunks when inducing the flow of exudates.

The pygmy slow loris produces an apocrine secretion on scent glands near their elbow (brachial glands).

Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)

The pygmy slow loris is nocturnal and arboreal, and is most commonly found in semi-evergreen, secondary, and mixed deciduous forests.

The pygmy slow loris is nocturnal, although it is least active on cold, moonlit nights and is generally active on dark nights, regardless of temperature.

The pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) is a species of slow loris found east of the Mekong River in Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia, and China.

The pygmy slow loris is monoestrous, experiencing a single four- to five-day period of reproductive activity between late July and early October in captivity, with births occurring from early February to mid-March.

The park also hosts many smaller mammal species, including Yellow-cheeked Gibbons, Black-shanked Douc Langurs, Crab-eating Macaques, Pygmy Slow Loris, as well as civets, mouse deer, and treeshrews.

Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)

The pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) is a species of slow loris found east of the Mekong River in Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia, and China.