It is hard to guess what a Pygmy slow loris weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) on average weights 343 grams (0.76 lbs).
The Pygmy slow loris is from the family Loridae (genus: Nycticebus). It is usually born with about 19 grams (0.04 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 30 cm (1′ 0″). Usually, Pygmy slow loriss have 1 babies per litter.
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
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 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9.1 in) long and has a very short tail. It weighs about 450 g (1.0 lb). 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.The pygmy slow loris mates once every 12–18 months and has one or two offspring after an average gestation period of six months. For the first few days, the young loris clings to the belly of its mother. After six months the baby will be weaned, the females reach sexual maturity by 16 months, while the male reaches maturity by about 18 months. The pygmy slow loris is seasonally fertile during the months of July and August. Chemical signals play a role in the reproductive behavior of female pygmy slow lorises. Urine scent markings have a strong characteristic odor and are used to communication information about social relationships.The habitat of the pygmy slow loris in Vietnam was greatly reduced due to extensive burning, clearing, and defoliating of forests during the Vietnam War. Extensive hunting for traditional medicines is currently putting severe pressure on Cambodian populations. The pygmy slow loris is seriously threatened by hunting, trade, and habitat destruction; consequently, it is listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and in 2006 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified it as “Vulnerable”.
Animals of the same family as a Pygmy slow loris
We found other animals of the Loridae family:
- Calabar angwantibo with a weight of 258 grams
- Red slender loris with a weight of 249 grams
- Potto bringing 1.08 kilos (2.38 lbs) to the scale
- Sunda slow loris with a weight of 940 grams
- Golden angwantibo with a weight of 235 grams
Animals with the same weight as a Pygmy slow loris
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Nycticebus pygmaeus:
- Japen rat bringing 380 grams to the scale
- Mahogany glider bringing 361 grams to the scale
- Mutable sun squirrel bringing 390 grams to the scale
- Minca spiny rat bringing 284 grams to the scale
- White-headed marmoset bringing 342 grams to the scale
- Lesser flying fox bringing 296 grams to the scale
- Northern needle-clawed bushbaby bringing 278 grams to the scale
- Lowland ringtail possum bringing 300 grams to the scale
- Brown four-eyed opossum bringing 365 grams to the scale
- Southern African hedgehog bringing 337 grams to the scale
Animals with the same litter size as a Pygmy slow loris
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Pygmy slow loris: