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Perodicticinae


Perodicticus
Arctocebus
Pseudopotto Perodicticinae is the subfamily of Loridae that includes the four species of African primates as shown 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.

  • Family Loridae
    • Subfamily Perodicticinae
      • Genus Arctocebus
        • Calabar Angwantibo , Arctocebus calabarensis
        • Golden Angwantibo , Arctocebus aureus
      • Genus Perodicticus
        • Potto, Perodicticus potto
      • Genus Pseudopotto
        • False Potto , Pseudopotto martini
    • Subfamily Lorinae


07-14-2008 23:18:10
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