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Perodicticinae

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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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Perodicticinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ Database, Mammal Diversity (2021-11-06), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5651212, retrieved 2021-11-08
  4. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  5. ^ Pimley, Elizabeth; University), Magdalena Svensson (Oxford Brookes (2016-04-23). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Perodicticus edwardsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Perodicticinae: Brief Summary

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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.

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