Javan slow loris

(Nycticebus javanicus)

Description

Javan slow loris is a mammal of the family of the lorisidae (Lorisidae).The scientific name of the species was validly published for the first time by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1812.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Mammalia

Order:Primates

Family:Lorisidae

Genus:Nycticebus

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