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pygmy slow loris
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Common name Pygmy slow loris
Specific name Nycticebus pygmaeus
Family Loridae
Behaviour Lorises are solitary animals, only coming together to mate. They move with slow hand-over-hand movements but are able to move quickly if alarmed.
Diet Insects, fruits, tree gum, snails and small vertebrates.
Habitat Tropical dry forest.
Status Vulnerable
Location Cambodia, China, Laos, Vietnam.

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