Perodicticinae

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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Family:	Lorisidae
Subfamily:	Perodicticinae Gray, 1870
Genera
Perodicticus Arctocebus

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
  • Subfamily Lorisinae

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

References

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.
2. "Perodicticinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
3. Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-11-06), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5651212, retrieved 2021-11-08
4. "Perodicticus potto (P. L. S. Müller, 1766)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
5. 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.

External links

Data related to Perodicticinae at Wikispecies