irth , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁treat ▁st om ach ▁problems , ▁broken ▁b ones , ▁and ▁sex ually ▁transm itted ▁dise ases . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁h unted ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁suff ers ▁from ▁habitat ▁loss . ▁ ▁Wild ▁populations ▁have ▁decl ined ▁sever ely , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁locally ▁ext inct ▁in ▁several ▁regions . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁within ▁many ▁protected ▁areas ▁throughout ▁its ▁range , ▁but ▁this ▁does ▁not ▁protect ▁them ▁from ▁r amp ant ▁po aching ▁and ▁illegal ▁logging . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁conservation ▁issues ▁for ▁this ▁species ▁include ▁en han cing ▁protection ▁measures , ▁str ic ter ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁wild life ▁protection ▁laws , ▁and ▁increased ▁connect ivity ▁between ▁fragment ed ▁protected ▁areas . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁ph y log eny ▁ ▁Ny ct ice bus ▁b eng al ensis , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Beng al ▁slow ▁l oris ▁or ▁northern ▁slow ▁l oris , ▁is ▁a ▁stre ps ir rh ine ▁prim ate ▁in ▁the ▁slow ▁l oris ▁genus , ▁Ny ct ice bus . ▁Form er ly ▁considered ▁a ▁sub species ▁of ▁the ▁S unda ▁slow ▁l oris ▁( N .   cou c ang ), ▁it ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁distinct ▁species ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁tax onom ist ▁and ▁prim at ologist ▁Col in ▁Gro ves . ▁It ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁distinguish ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁species ▁in ▁its ▁genus . ▁ ▁To ▁help ▁clarify ▁species ▁and ▁sub species ▁boundaries , ▁and ▁to ▁establish ▁whether ▁morph ology -