▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁pre y ▁item ▁for ▁car n iv ores . ▁ ▁Its ▁di et ▁primarily ▁consists ▁of ▁fruit , ▁but ▁also ▁includes ▁insect s , ▁tree ▁g um , ▁sn ails , ▁and ▁small ▁verte br ates . ▁ ▁In ▁winter , ▁it ▁re lies ▁on ▁plant ▁ex ud ates , ▁such ▁as ▁sap ▁and ▁tree ▁g um . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁lives ▁in ▁small ▁family ▁groups , ▁marks ▁its ▁territory ▁with ▁ur ine , ▁and ▁sle eps ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁by ▁cur ling ▁up ▁in ▁dense ▁veget ation ▁or ▁in ▁tree ▁holes . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁season al ▁bre eder , ▁reprodu cing ▁once ▁every ▁ 1 2 – 1 8   month s ▁and ▁usually ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁off spring . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁months , ▁moth ers ▁carry ▁their ▁off spring , ▁which ▁reach ▁sexual ▁m atur ity ▁at ▁around ▁ 2 0   month s . ▁ ▁The ▁Beng al ▁slow ▁l oris ▁can ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0   year s . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁" V ul ner able " ▁on ▁the ▁IU CN ▁Red ▁List , ▁and ▁is ▁threatened ▁with ▁ext inction ▁due ▁to ▁growing ▁demand ▁in ▁the ▁ex otic ▁pet ▁trade ▁and ▁traditional ▁medicine . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁animals ▁sold ▁in ▁local ▁animal ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁In ▁traditional ▁medicine , ▁it ▁is ▁primarily ▁used ▁by ▁wealth y ▁to ▁middle - class , ▁urban ▁women ▁following ▁child b