Bengal slow loris: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Bengal slow loris lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nycticebus bengalensis
Group	Lorises, galagos & tarsiers
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Lorisidae

Where does the Bengal slow loris live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Bengal slow loris in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Bengal slow loris endangered?

The Bengal slow loris’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Bengal slow loris?

The Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Lorisidae, genus Nycticebus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Bengal slow loris

The Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) or northern slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the Bangladesh, Northeast India, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, southern China, and Thailand. 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, flat face, large eyes, small ears, a vestigial tail, and dense, woolly fur. The toxin it secretes from its brachial gland (a scent gland in its arm) differs chemically from that of other slow loris species and may be used to communicate information about sex, age, health, and social status.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bengal slow loris (revision 1356938583), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q817174 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).