Perodicticinae
| Perodicticinae | |
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| Calabar angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Lorisidae |
| Subfamily: | Perodicticinae Gray, 1870 |
| Genera | |
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Perodicticus | |
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, Zenodo, 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
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- Lorises and galagos
- Primates of Africa
- Mammal subfamilies
- Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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