Kayan River Slow Loris
Nycticebus kayan
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Mammals
The Kayan River slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to the northern and central highland region of the island of Borneo. The species was originally thought to be a part of the Bornean slow loris (N. menagensis) population until 2013, when a study of museum specimens and photographs identified distinct facial markings, which helped to differentiate it. It is distinguished by the high contrast of its black and white facial features, as well as the shape and width of the stripes of its facial markings.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Lorisidae
- Genus
- Nycticebus