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The Bengal Slow Loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) is a slow loris. This slow moving strepsirrhine primate has large eyes that point forward, and ears that are small and nearly hidden in the fur. Its tail is a mere stump.[3] Traditional Japanese medicine has many uses for the Bengal Slow Loris, and it has been traded close to extinction. Countries such as Britain have now enacted bans on the trade of slow lorises or products derived from them.[4]
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- ^ Eudey et al (2000). Nycticebus bengalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
- ^ Radhakrishna, S; Goswami A.B, Sinha A (2006-08-02). "Distribution and Conservation of Nycticebus bengalensis in Northeastern India". International Journal of Primatology 27 (4): 971–982. doi:10.1007/s10764-006-9057-9. ISSN 1573-8604.
- ^ UK joins slow loris trade ban | Independent on Sunday, The | Find Articles at BNET.com
