Perodicticinae
Subfamily of primates
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Perodicticinae is a subfamily of the family Lorisidae. It includes five species of African primates as shown under taxonomy below.
| Perodicticinae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Calabar angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Lorisidae |
| Subfamily: | Perodicticinae Gray, 1870 |
| Type genus | |
| Perodicticus Bennet, 1831 | |
| Genera | |
They have a vestigial tail and index finger. The snout is pointed and the ears and eyes are large. The coat is dense, brown and woolly.
Taxonomy
- Family Lorisidae[1][2][3]
- Subfamily Perodicticinae
- Genus Arctocebus
- Calabar angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis
- Golden angwantibo, Arctocebus aureus
- Genus Perodicticus
- Central African potto, Perodicticus edwardsi
- East African potto, Perodicticus ibeanus
- West African potto, Perodicticus potto
- Genus Arctocebus
- Subfamily Lorisinae
- Subfamily Perodicticinae
The false potto (Pseudopotto martini) is now thought to be a misidentified individual of a Perodicticus species.[4][5]
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