Javan Slow Loris
(Nycticebus javanicus) 

Morfology :
  • Length of body ( from head to tail ) 293,1 mm
  • Weight 670 grams
  • Almost all body hair grow until reddish brown 
  • The back of the body are blackish brown dorsal line
  • Eye round with an additional layer behind the retina called the Tapetum Lucidum. 
  • The structure of teeth, a mandibular incisor adjacent to the distance form the Dental comb 
  • There is a canine 
  • Elongation and bending the finger nails on both feet called Grooming claw 
  • Have a vestigial tail ( not perfect or the result of the evolution of shortened )
Habitat :
  • Generally found on the main canopy of tropical rain forest trees on the Java island.
Classification : 
Phyllum        : Cordata
Sub-phyllum : Vertebrata
Class            : Mammals
Order           : Primates
Sub Order    : Prossimii
Infraorder     : Loriformes
Family          : Loridae
Sub-family    : Lorinae
Genus           : Nycticebus ( Slau Loris )
Species         : Nycticebus Javanicus


Behavior :
  • Active at night
  • There are canines as well as self-protection 
  • Grooming Caw useful scratch and get rid of parasites in the body 
  • Being above the tree twigs and stems of tropical rain
  • Moving to jump from brick one to other stem.
Diet :
  • Nycticebus Javanicus is omnivorous primates. According Necaris & Bearder ( 2005:34). In nature, N.Javanicus usualy eating fruits, sap, plant sap ( gum ), nectar, ants, lizard and small birds. 
Conservation Status :
  • Appendix I ( CITIES )