Perodicticinae is a subfamily of the family Lorisidae. It includes five species of 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 fur is dense, brown and woolly.
Taxonomy
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Family Lorisidae
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Subfamily Perodicticinae
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Genus Arctocebus
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Calabar angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis
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Golden angwantibo, Arctocebus aureus
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Genus Perodicticus
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Central African potto, Perodictitus edwardsi
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East African potto, Perodicticus ibeanus
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West African potto, Perodicticus potto
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Subfamily Lorisinae
The
false potto (
Pseudopotto martini) is now thought to be a misidentified individual of a
Potto species.
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