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2022-05-07 / 117 Read

The baby loris is small and cylindrical. So, next, I will give you some information about it. Let's take a look~

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I. Basic information

[Chinese name] Japanese bee monkey

[Latin name] Nycticebus pygmaeus

[Another name ] Little humming monkey, little loris, wind monkey, little wind monkey

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【Door】Chordate

【Subphylum】 ] Vertebrate subphylum

[Class] Mammalia

[Subclass] Animalia

[Order] Primates

【 Suborder] Prosimian suborder

【Family】Loriidae

【Subfamily】Luridae

【Genus】Lorius

[Species] Japanese Hornet

[Named by]Bonhote

[Named] 1907

II. Main distribution

Little slow loris is an endemic species of the Indo-China Peninsula, mainly distributed in Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia and southern Yunnan, China.

III. Appearance characteristics

The body hair of the little loris is velvety, the main color is brown-orange or brown-yellow; Tan stripes; eye rims and periphery surrounded by tan hair; belly grey; tail short, usually hidden in the coat; stubby, black limbs.

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1. Habitat

Little loris mainly live in tropical and subtropical rain forests, evergreen broad-leaved forests, bamboo forests, etc. They usually choose some The branches of tall trees entwined with vines, dense shrubs or the tops of bamboo branches in bamboo forests are used as habitat points.

2. Eating habits

Little slow loris are omnivores, mainly eating some fruits, leaves and insects.

3. Breeding methods

Little slow loris can mate all year round. The female gestation period is 5-6 months, and most of them give birth in winter, and each litter can produce 1- 2 boys.

V. Population status

The little slow loris is a protected animal and has been recorded in a number of protected lists, as follows:

1. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as vulnerable level.

2. China's National Key Protected Wildlife List, which is a national first-class protected animal.

3. Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES).

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