Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Sumatran slow loris (Nycticebus hilleri), recorded as Endangered
Sumatran slow loris (Nycticebus hilleri). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Sumatran slow loris

Nycticebus hilleri

Sumatran slow loris is a loris in the family Lorisidae (order Primates) — Nycticebus hilleri, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Nycticebus hilleri
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Lorisidae · Nycticebus

Range and habitat

The Sumatran slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to Sumatra.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Sumatran slow loris is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Sumatran slow loris, Wikidata item Q109382323. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Bangka Slow Loris (Nycticebus bancanus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Bangka Slow Loris

Nycticebus bancanus
Photograph of Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan slow loris

Nycticebus javanicus
Photograph of Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Bengal slow loris

Nycticebus bengalensis
Photograph of Greater Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang), recorded as EndangeredEN

Greater Slow Loris

Nycticebus coucang

Quick answers

What is Sumatran slow loris?
Sumatran slow loris is a loris in the family Lorisidae (order Primates) — Nycticebus hilleri.
What is the conservation status of Sumatran slow loris?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Nycticebus hilleri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Sumatran slow loris live?
The Sumatran slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris that is native to Sumatra.
Why is Sumatran slow loris in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Nycticebus hilleri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Sumatran slow loris a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.