Wildlifeof Malaysia
Bengal Slow Loris
Monkeys, Gibbons, Lorises & Colugo
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Nycticebus bengalensis
Basic stats
Diet
Mostly fruit; also insects, tree gum, snails and small vertebrates
Habitat
Evergreen and deciduous forest; arboreal
Range
Bangladesh and north-east India through Indochina to southern China
Litter size
Usually a single young
Size
26–38cm, head to tail
Weight
1–2.1kg
The Bengal slow loris, or northern slow loris, is the largest slow loris, measuring 26–38 cm from head to tail and weighing 1–2.1 kg. Like other slow lorises it has a wet nose, a round head, a flat face, large eyes, small ears and dense woolly fur. It has the largest range of any slow loris species, and was considered a subspecies of the Sunda slow loris until 2001 (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is arboreal, lives in small family groups, marks its territory with urine and sleeps by day curled up in dense vegetation or tree holes. Fruit makes up most of the diet, with insects, tree gum, snails and small vertebrates. It breeds once every 12–18 months, usually with a single young that the mother carries for the first three months (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Bengal Slow Loris eat?
- Mostly fruit; also insects, tree gum, snails and small vertebrates
- What habitat does the Bengal Slow Loris live in?
- Evergreen and deciduous forest; arboreal
- Where is the Bengal Slow Loris found?
- Bangladesh and north-east India through Indochina to southern China
- What is the litter size of the Bengal Slow Loris?
- Usually a single young
- How big is the Bengal Slow Loris?
- 26–38cm, head to tail
- How much does the Bengal Slow Loris weigh?
- 1–2.1kg