s ▁present ▁do ▁not ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁closely ▁related ▁pyg my ▁slow ▁l oris . ▁The ▁most ▁pre domin ant ▁component ▁was ▁the ▁phen ol ic ▁comp ound ▁m - c resol . ▁The ▁authors ▁of ▁the ▁study ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁chem ically ▁complex ▁o ils ▁may ▁help ▁the ▁l or ises ▁communicate ▁with ▁each ▁other , ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁transmit ▁by ▁sc ent ▁information ▁about ▁sex , ▁age , ▁health ▁and ▁nut r itional ▁status , ▁and ▁domin ance . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁ ▁The ▁preferred ▁habit ats ▁of ▁the ▁Beng al ▁slow ▁l oris ▁range ▁across ▁tropical ▁and ▁subt rop ical ▁regions , ▁and ▁include ▁ever green ▁and ▁semi - ever green ▁rain for ests ▁with ▁forest ▁edges ▁and ▁continuous , ▁dense ▁can op ies . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁b am bo o ▁gro ves . ▁It ▁pre fers ▁habit ats ▁with ▁larger ▁diameter , ▁tall ▁trees ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁crown ▁depth ▁( defined ▁as ▁the ▁length ▁along ▁the ▁main ▁axis ▁from ▁the ▁tree ▁tip ▁to ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁crown ); ▁these ▁areas ▁are ▁typically ▁associated ▁with ▁greater ▁food ▁abund ance , ▁and ▁decre ased ▁risk ▁of ▁pred ation . ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁preference ▁for ▁dense ▁for ests , ▁it ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁good ▁indicator ▁of ▁the ▁e cos ystem ' s ▁health . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁acts ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁seed ▁dispers er ▁and ▁pol lin ator , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁pre y ▁item ▁for ▁several ▁car n iv ores .