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Nycticebus hilleri Stone & Rehn 1902

Sumatran slow loris

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The Sumatran slow loris (Nycticebus hilleri) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to Sumatra.

While this species used to be considered a junior synonym of the Sunda slow loris,[2] it is now recognized by the IUCN as a full species.[1] This species is named after Hiram M. Hiller Jr., who collected the holotype of this species while exploring the East Indies in 1901.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Nekaris, K.A.I.; Poindexter, S. (2020). "Nycticebus hilleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T163019804A163020000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T163019804A163020000.en. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Nycticebus coucang hilleri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ Stone, Whitmer; Rehn, J.A.G. (1902). "Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott in the Region of the Indrigiri River, Sumatra". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 54: 127–142.
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Sumatran slow loris: Brief Summary

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The Sumatran slow loris (Nycticebus hilleri) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to Sumatra.

While this species used to be considered a junior synonym of the Sunda slow loris, it is now recognized by the IUCN as a full species. This species is named after Hiram M. Hiller Jr., who collected the holotype of this species while exploring the East Indies in 1901.

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