 Slow lorises are nocturnal strepsirrhine primates in the genus Nycticebus that live in the rainforests of South and Southeast Asia . They are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation from deforestation , selective logging , and slash @-@ and @-@ burn agriculture , as well as by collection and hunting for the wildlife trade , including the exotic pet trade , and for use in traditional medicine and as bushmeat . Because of these and other threats , all five species of slow loris are listed as either " Vulnerable " or " Endangered " by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) . Their conservation status was originally listed as " Least Concern " in 2000 because of imprecise population surveys and the frequency in which these primates were found in animal markets . Because of their rapidly declining populations and local extinctions , their status was updated and in 2007 the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ( CITES ) elevated them to Appendix I , which prohibits international commercial trade . Local laws also protect slow lorises from hunting and trade , but enforcement is lacking in most areas . 
