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Perodicticinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Primates

Higher classification
  
Lorisidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Scientific name
  
Perodicticinae

Rank
  
Subfamily

Perodicticinae

Similar
  
Potto, Lorisidae, Primate, Strepsirrhini, Golden angwantibo

Perodicticinae is the subfamily of Lorisidae that includes the four species of African primates as shown below. 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.

  • Family Lorisidae
  • Subfamily Perodicticinae
  • Genus Arctocebus
  • Calabar angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis
  • Golden angwantibo, Arctocebus aureus
  • Genus Perodicticus
  • Potto, Perodicticus potto
  • Genus Pseudopotto
  • False potto, Pseudopotto martini (status uncertain)
  • Subfamily Lorisinae
  • References

    Perodicticinae Wikipedia