With reference to slender lorises Loris consider the following statements They are native to India a...........

Environment and Ecology Biodiversity

With reference to slender lorises (Loris), consider the following statements

They are native to India and Sri Lanka.
It is believed that they have medicinal properties and they are captured and sold for it.
It is listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List.

Select the correct statement.

1&2 only

2&3 only

1&3 only

All of the above

The slender lorises (Loris) are a genus of loris native to India and Sri Lanka.

Slender lorises spend most of their life in trees, traveling along the tops of branches with slow and precise movements.
They generally feed on insects, reptiles, plant shoots, and fruit.
They are found in tropical rainforests, scrub forests, semi-deciduous forests, and swamps.

There are two species of Slender Loris, the only members of the genus ‘Loris’:

Red Slender Loris (Loris tardigradus)
Grey Slender Loris (Loris lydekkerianus).
It is believed that they have medicinal properties and they are captured and sold. Since there is great demand for keeping these animals as pets, they are illegally smuggled.
Habitat loss, electrocution of live wires and road accidents are other threats that have caused its populations to dwindle.

Protection Status