A 18 to 21 centimeter long Pygmy or Lesser
Slow Loris in Beijing Zoo,
China.
It is one of five recognized subspecies of the genus Nycticebus, a rather
adorable-looking species of nocturnal mammal, with the scientific name
Nycticebus pygmaeus. This rare species of Slow Loris is found in the
tropical dry forests of southern China, Vietnam,
Laos, and eastern
Cambodia.
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