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, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5651212, retrieved 2021-11-08
- ^ "Perodicticus potto (P. L. S. Müller, 1766)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ 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