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Pottos

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Family:Loridae
Subfamily:Perodicticinae
Genera
Perodicticus
Arctocebus
Psudopotto

The names Potto and Angwantibo refer to four species of African primates in the genera Perodicticus, Psudopotto and 'Arctocebus' and make up the subfamily Perodicticinae. 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 wooly, and spiky protrusions from the spine come through the skin at the base of the neck. Pottos are tree-dwelling omnivores, and weigh about 3 pounds.

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