Bangka Slow Loris
Nycticebus bancanus
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Mammals
The Bangka slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to southwestern Borneo and the island of Bangka. Originally considered a subspecies or synonym of the Bornean slow loris (N. menagensis), it was promoted to full species status in 2013 when a study of museum specimens and photographs identified distinct facial markings, which helped to differentiate it as a separate species. It is distinguished by the crimson red fur on its back, light-colored 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