pygmy

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Pygmy hippos are much smaller than their river cousins and critically endangered, with fewer than 2,500 believed to remain in the wild.

From Salon

Pygmy slow loris are a species of primate that comes from the rainforests and bamboo thickets of Vietnam, Laos, eastern Cambodia and southern China.

From BBC

Pygmy hippos can be housed and supported at a much lower cost.

From Los Angeles Times

Pygmy hippos, otherwise known as dwarf hippos, are native to West Africa and experts believe there are only about 2,500 left in the wild worldwide.

From BBC

Pygmy lorises were already listed as endangered, and the species split reveals a greater threat to each individual population.

From Scientific American