Biology:Perodicticinae

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Short description: Subfamily of primates

Perodicticinae
ArctocebusCalabarensisWolf.jpg
Calabar angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis
Scientific classification e
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

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

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1153394 entry