LORISES

The loris family, Lorisidae, ​includes eleven species and two subspecies.

SLENDER LORISES

Genus: Loris

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Loris lydekkerianus

CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED

The gray slender loris is a small primate found in the forests of southern India and Sri Lanka. Gray slender lorises are prosimians—which means they are part of the oldest and most primitive group of primates—that are categorized into four subspecies: The Malabar slender loris, Mysore slender loris, Northern Ceylonese… 

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Loris tardigradus

CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED

The red slender loris, also known as the slender loris, the Sri Lanka slender loris, and the Sri Lanka wet zone slender loris, is endemic to 100 to 110 different locations throughout Sri Lanka’s southwestern wet zone. The region is referred to as the “wet zone” because it receives about 10 feet (3 m) of rain every year… 

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SLOW LORIS

Genus: Nycticebus

Nycticebus bancanus

CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

The olive colobus, also called green colobus and Van Beneden’s colobus, is endemic to the western coast of Africa, living in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo. An isolated population can also be found in eastern Nigeria. Olive colobus monkeys live in the rainforest habitat where they prefer the…

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Nycticebus bengalensis

CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED

The Bengal slow loris is a native of southeastern Asia, residing in the countries of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma), northeastern India, and southern China. Of all the loris species, the Bengal slow loris occupies the greatest and northernmost

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Nycticebus borneanus

CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE

The Bornean slow loris lives in the central and southern portions of Borneo in the Indonesian provinces of West, South, and Central Kalimantan. All Bornean varieties of slow loris were previously thought to be the same species. Known scientifically as Nycticebus menagensis, and commonly as the Bornean slow loris, three…

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Nycticebus javanicus

CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Javan slow lorises are endemic to the Indonesian island of Java, where they inhabit the western and southern regions of the island. They make their homes in primary and secondary forests, bamboo and mangrove forests, and even chocolate plantations. Unfortunately, their habitat is shrinking, with an estimated 20% of…

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Nycticebus kayan

CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE

The Kayan River slow loris, also called the Kayan slow loris, lives on the island of Borneo and is named for the Kayan River that runs through its range. Distinguished as a unique species in 2013 and only assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2015, the species’ full geographic distribution remains…

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Nycticebus menagensis

CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE

The Philippine slow loris lives along the northern and eastern coasts of Borneo and on the Philippine islands of Tawi-Tawi, Bongao, and Sanga-Sanga. The species thrives in primary and secondary lowland forests that, unfragmented, allow them plenty of lush jungle in which to forage. The species’ official name and taxonomy…

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Nycticebus coucang

CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED

The Sunda slow lorisalso known as the greater slow loris, is named for the Sunda Islands in Malaysia, where the species lives; they are also native to parts of Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore. Locals in these regions know the Sunda slow loris by other names. Its scientific name, coucang, derives from its common…

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PYGMY LORIS

Genus: Xanthonycticebus
Previously: Nycticebus

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Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus/ Nycticebus pygmaeus

CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED

The pygmy slow loris, also called the pygmy loris or the lesser slow loris, is a small-bodied prosimian found in Southern China, Eastern Cambodia, Laos, and east of the Mekong River in Vietnam. They inhabit a wide range of forests types (rain forests, evergreen forests, and even bamboo plantations) but with the criteria of…

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