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Perodicticinae
Calabar angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Family: Lorisidae
Subfamily: Perodicticinae
Gray, 1870
Genera

Perodicticus
Arctocebus

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

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The false potto (Pseudopotto martini) is now thought to be a misidentified individual of a Perodicticus species.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  • ^ "Perodicticus potto (P. L. S. Müller, 1766)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  • ^ Svensson, M. & Pimley, E. (2019). "Perodicticus edwardsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136852A91996061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136852A91996061.en.
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