Sunda slow loris
Amazing fact
Sunda slow lorises sometimes hang beneath a branch by their feet for long periods.
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Sunda slow lorises sometimes hang beneath a branch by their feet for long periods.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Sunda slow loris
- Scientific name
- Nycticebus coucang
- Japanese name
- スンダスローロリス
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Lorisidae
- Genus
- Nycticebus
Where the name “Sunda slow loris” comes from
“Sunda” in its English name refers to the Sunda Islands, where it lives. The scientific name “coucang” comes from “kukang,” its common name in Indonesia.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebIt is a primitive primate from Southeast Asia, and unusually for a mammal, it is venomous.
It has noticeable dark rings around its eyes and a whitish stripe running from its forehead to the tip of its nose.
Gripping branches firmly with its hands and feet, it moves slowly through the trees, making very little noise.
How the Sunda slow loris lives
It is mainly active at night. It feeds on sap, nectar, plant stems and fruit, among other foods. It generally spends much of its time apart from other individuals.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Size
- Head and body length: 20–40 cm上野動物園
- Weight
- 400–600 g上野動物園
- Lifespan
- up to 22 years in the wild, up to 25.8 years in captivityUniversity of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web
- Diet
- Fruit, insects, and small animals上野動物園
- Range
- Southeast Asia: Malaysia and Sumatra上野動物園
Where the Sunda slow loris has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- スンダスローロリス
- 简体中文
- 懒猴
- 繁體中文
- 懶猴
- 한국어
- 순다로리스
- Español
- Loris lento
- Français
- Loris Lent
- Deutsch
- Sunda-Plumplori
- Italiano
- Lori lento della Sonda
- العربية
- لوريس بطيء سوندا
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Kungkang sunda
- Tiếng Việt
- Cu li Sunda
- Русский
- Медленный лори
- Türkçe
- Sunda Yavaş Lorisi
- ไทย
- ลิงลมใต้
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 上野動物園 — スンダスローロリスChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Nycticebus coucangChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Sunda slow loris, look for this
- Look for the stripe that usually runs down its back, darker than the surrounding fur.
- Look for the small ears hidden in thick fur.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
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Places that keep or show the Sunda slow loris
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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