Sunda Loris

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Sunda Loris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Family:Lorisidae
Genus:Nycticebus
Species: N. coucang
Binomial name
Nycticebus coucang
(Boddaert, 1785)

The Sunda Loris (Nycticebus coucang) is a slow loris. This slow moving strepsirrhine primate has large eyes that point forward, and ears that are small and nearly hidden in the fur. Its tail is a mere stump.

The Sunda Loris is a diurnal and arboreal animal that prefers the tops of the trees.

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