| Perodicticinae | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Calabar angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Primates | 
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini | 
| Family: | Lorisidae | 
| Subfamily: | Perodicticinae Gray, 1870 | 
| Genera | |
Perodicticinae is a subfamily of the family Lorisidae. It includes five species of African primates as shown under taxonomy 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.
Taxonomy
- Family Lorisidae[1][2][3]
- Subfamily Perodicticinae
- Genus Arctocebus
- Calabar angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis
- Golden angwantibo, Arctocebus aureus
 
- Genus Perodicticus
- Central African potto, Perodictitus 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]
References
- ↑ Mittermeier, Russell A.; Rylands, Anthony B.; Wilson, Don E., eds. (2013). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3. Primates. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-89-7.
- ↑ "Perodicticinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-11-06), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5651212, retrieved 2021-11-08
- ↑ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ↑ Pimley, Elizabeth; University), Magdalena Svensson (Oxford Brookes (2016-04-23). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Perodicticus edwardsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
External links
 Data related to Perodicticinae at Wikispecies
 Data related to Perodicticinae at Wikispecies
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