Javan Slow Loris
Nekaris, K.A.I. , Shekelle, M, Wirdateti, Rode-Margono, E.J. & Nijman, V. 2020. Nycticebus javanicus (errata version published in 2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T39761A205911512. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T39761A205911512.en. Accessed on 20 July 2026.
Conservation Challenges Faced by this Species:
Java, Indonesia
Intense habitat loss and fragmentation are decreasing population sizes. The loris are also caught for the pet trade and sometimes for folk medicine and other traditional uses. Due to the fact they do not leap between trees and choose to sleep in trees and bamboo that can be easily accessed, they are easily caught by humans. Poor conditions in the trade of the animals lead to a high mortality rate and reintroduction of confiscated loris is challenging and often unsuccessful. The large scale of movement and release of the creatures has also created significant issues with hybridisation and the spread of infections and parasites.
Certified Wildlife Friendly® Entities Protecting this Species:
Little Fireface Project, Indonesia
Wildlife Friendly® Products Helping to Protect this Species:
Arabica Coffee
