Sunda slow loris: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Nycticebus coucang
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 Sunda slow loris live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sunda slow loris in 2 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra.

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 Sunda slow loris endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Sunda slow loris?

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

About the Sunda slow loris

The Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), or greater slow loris, is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to Indonesia, West Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore. It measures 27 to 38 cm (11 to 15 in) from head to tail and weighs between 599 and 685 g (21.1 and 24.2 oz). Like other slow lorises, it has a wet nose (rhinarium), a round head, small ears hidden in thick fur, a flat face, large eyes and a vestigial tail.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sunda slow loris (revision 1380598025), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q688601 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).