Grey Slender Loris
Loris lydekkerianus
Mammalia
NEAR THREATENED
Stats
- Lifespan
- 12-15 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Tropical forest
- Range
- South Asia
- Movement
- Climbing
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Near Threatened
About
The grey slender loris is a small primate native to India and Sri Lanka, and is known for its slender body, small eyes, and long tail. Unlike most loris species, the grey slender loris can rotate its neck 180 degrees and has a very short lifespan, only living for about 10 years.
Life cycle
- 1.newbornA live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Lorisidae
- Genus
- Loris
- Species
- Loris lydekkerianus