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Javanese lemurs is a slow-moving primate species. Hair color varies from whitish-gray, brown, to blackish. On the back there are brown line across the back until your forehead, then branched into the bottom ears and eyes. 0.375 to 0.9 kg body weight, adult body length of 19-30 cm.
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Indonesia, this species can be found in Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan. Slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) is a type of primate that was funny and cute, so no wonder many of the general public which makes this primate to be used as a target for pets.
lemurs consists of eight genera (genus) and subdivided into 14 types. Spread quite widely, ranging from Africa south of the Sahara Desert, India, Sri Lanka, South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia. Of the eight existing Marga, Indonesia's only found one genus, namely Nycticebus.
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lemurs is a primate that lives in tropical forests of Indonesia, like primary and secondary forests, shrubs and bamboo groves. Lemur spread in Southeast Asia. In Indonesia lemur found in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java. But until now there is no definite and accurate data about the number of lemur populations in the wild. But when viewed from the lemur habitat loss and rampant poaching and illegal trade can be an indicator that the existence of lemurs in the wild has decreased.
Based on 9 ProFauna monitoring bird markets in Java and Bali, the lemur is one type of animal are interested buyers and found in almost every market animal / bird market.
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Based on monitoring ProFauna in 2002 alone there were at least 5000 tailed lemur smuggled from Sumatra to Java to be traded through Lampung. This is very concerned about the existence of lemurs in the natural forests of Sumatra Island.
Slow loris trade not only exists in Java but also in other big cities outside the island Jawa.Tanggal June 9, 2004 also traded 12 150 000 lemurs are offered in markets where birds are Star Field traffickers in bird markets this is an old player four years ago was also involved in similar trade. Slow loris trade also occurred in Banjarmasin precisely in the Sunday Market Jl A Yani Km 7.5 Sudi Come by and in Market (in front of City Plaza Metro).