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Nycticebus bengalensis (Bengal slow loris)

Synonyms: Nycticebus cinereus; Nycticebus incanus; Nycticebus tenasserimensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) or northern slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. Its geographic range is larger than that of any other slow loris species. Considered a subspecies of the Sunda slow loris (N. coucang) until 2001, phylogenetic analysis suggests that the Bengal slow loris is most closely related to the Sunda slow loris. However, some individuals in both species have mitochondrial DNA sequences that resemble those of the other species, due to introgressive hybridization. It is the largest species of slow loris, measuring 26 to 38 cm (10 to 15 in) from head to tail and weighing between 1 and 2.1 kg (2.2 and 4.6 lb). Like other slow lorises, it has a wet nose (rhinarium), a round head, fl
View Wikipedia Record: Nycticebus bengalensis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Nycticebus bengalensis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  2.116 lbs (960 g)
Birth Weight [1]  50 grams
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 8 months
Gestation [1]  6 months 10 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  27 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  13 inches (34 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0