Slow Loris
| Class: Mammalia:
Mammals |
Diet: Insects, bird's
eggs, small birds, shoots, fruit |
| Order:
Primates: Primates |
| Size: body:26
- 38 cm (10 1/4 - 15 in), tail: vestigial |
| Family: Lorisidae:
Lorises |
Conservation Status:
Endangered |
| Scientific Name:
Nycticebus coucang |
Habitat: dense rainforest |
| Range:
South and Southeast Asia: Eastern India to Malaysia; Sumatra, Java, Borneo,
Philippines |
 A
plumper, shorter-limbed animal than its relative the slender loris, the
slow loris is, however, similar in its habits. It spends the day sleeping
up in a tree, its body rolled into a tight ball. At night, it feeds in
the trees on insects, bird's eggs, small birds and shoots and fruit, seldom
coming down to the ground. A slow, but accomplished, climber, its hands
and feet are strong and capable of grasping tightly. It can even hang by
its feet. The thumb and great toe are opposable to the other digits. Breeding
takes place at any time of year, and 1 young, sometimes 2, is born after
a gestation of 193 days. Slow lorises are thought to live in family groups.
  
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