Perodicticinae
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
- * Subfamily Perodicticinae
- ** Genus Arctocebus
- *** Calabar angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis
- *** Golden angwantibo, Arctocebus aureus
- ** Genus Perodicticus
- *** Central African potto, Perodicticus edwardsi
- ***East African potto, Perodicticus ibeanus
- ***West African potto, Perodicticus potto
- * Subfamily Lorisinae