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- In 2013, two former subspecies of the Bornean slow loris were elevated to species status, and a new species— N. kayan —was recognized among the Bornean population.
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Dec 14, 2012 · The primate genus Nycticebus contains a group called slow lorises, which is closely related to lemurs, and can be found across South East Asia. Recently, biologists discovered a new species in the jungles of Borneo. The scientists published their findings in the American Journal of Primatology.
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Dec 15, 2012 · Scientists have unmasked a new species of primate—a type of slow loris called Nycticebus kayan. Small, nocturnal animals native to South and Southeast Asia, slow lorises are poorly...
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Dec 17, 2012 · The slow loris (Nycticebus) is a primate genus closely related to the lemur. Found across Southeast Asia, from Bangladesh and China’s Yunnan province to the island of Borneo, the slow loris is rare among primates for having a toxic bite, and is rated as Vulnerable or Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Nycticebus borneanus, the Bornean slow loris, [3] is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to central south Borneo in Indonesia. Formerly considered a subspecies or synonym of N. menagensis , it was promoted to full species status in 2013 when a study of museum specimens and photographs identified distinct facial ...
Known scientifically as Nycticebus menagensis, and commonly as the Bornean slow loris, three subspecies had been identified: Philippine slow loris (N. m. menagensis), the Bornean slow loris (N. m. borneanus), and the Bangka slow loris (N. m. bancanus).
Dec 13, 2012 · The new slow loris species is found in the highlands of the island of Borneo and has been named Nycticebus kayan, after a major river, the Kayan, flowing through the region.
Dec 14, 2012 · An international team of scientists studying the elusive nocturnal primate the slow loris in the jungles of Borneo has discovered an entirely new species -- the Kayan loris.
