hein , ▁Th a ung da ung ▁and ▁P egu ; ▁populations ▁in ▁La os ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁central , ▁and ▁southern ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁Beng al ▁slow ▁l oris ▁is ▁sym pat ric ▁( sh ares ▁its ▁range ) ▁with ▁the ▁pyg my ▁slow ▁l oris ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast ▁of ▁China , ▁Vietnam , ▁and ▁La os . ▁The ▁Beng al ▁slow ▁l oris ▁is ▁also ▁sym pat ric ▁with ▁the ▁S unda ▁slow ▁l oris ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁pen ins ula ▁of ▁Th ailand . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Gro ves ▁reported ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁hy br ids ▁between ▁these ▁two ▁species ▁in ▁this ▁region . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁ ▁List ed ▁as ▁" Data ▁Def ic ient " ▁as ▁recently ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁on ▁the ▁IU CN ▁Red ▁List , ▁The ▁Beng al ▁slow ▁l oris ▁was ▁evaluated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Nature ▁( I U CN ) ▁as ▁" V ul ner able " — a ▁decision ▁based ▁sole ly ▁on ▁habitat ▁loss ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁sufficient ▁field ▁data . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁within ▁numerous ▁protected ▁areas ▁within ▁its ▁range ; ▁however , ▁po aching ▁and ▁illegal ▁logging ▁are ▁r amp ant ▁while ▁conservation ▁measures ▁are ▁not ▁species - specific . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 3 ▁protected ▁areas ▁in ▁N ortheast ▁India , ▁