The
pygmy slow loris (
Nycticebus pygmaeus) is a species of
slow loris found east of the
Mekong River in
Vietnam,
Laos, eastern
Cambodia, and
China. It occurs in a variety of forest habitats, including
tropical dry forests, semi-
evergreen, and evergreen forests. The animal is
nocturnal and
arboreal, crawling along branches using slow movements in search of prey. Unlike other primates, it does not leap. It lives together in small groups usually with one or two offspring. An adult can grow to around long and has a very short tail. It weighs about . Its diet consists of fruits, insects, small fauna, tree sap, and floral nectar. The animal has a toxic bite, which it gets by licking a toxic secretion from
glands on the inside of its elbows. The teeth in its
lower jaw form a comb-like structure called a
toothcomb that is used for scraping
resin from tree bark.