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pygmy slow loris

Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus

Visual Appearance
A tiny little
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: primates
Family: lorisidae
Size
Length: 6-7 inches
Weight: Fifteen oz
Environment
Where Found: Vietnam, Laos, and the province of Yunnan in China
Habitat: Mixed deciduous forests
Diet: termites, ants, other insects, and fruit
Factoids
  • They are smaller than an American squirrel.
  • They have huge eyes.
  • They are lemurs.