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POTTO, the native name of the West African slow-lemurs, popularly miscalled "sloths," and scientifically known as Perodicticus, a name referring to the aborted condition of the index finger, ...

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Loris - name for slow-moving, nocturnal, arboreal primates of the family Lorisidae, found in India, Sri Lanka, and SE Asia.

Pottos grow to a length of 30 to 40 cm with a short (3 to 10 cm) tail and their maximum weight is 1.5 kg. The close, woolly fur is grey brown. The index finger is vestigial, although they have opposable thumbs with which they grasp branches firmly.

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Lorises and pottos are small (85 g - 1.5 kg), arboreal primates of Africa and Asia. Six species placed in 4 genera make up the family (previously known as Loridae).

The Indri is the largest existent Lemur today and, like other Lemurs, is most closely related to more primitive primates including Bushbabies, Pottos and Lorises.

The group's closest relatives are other lorisids, such as slender lorises, pottos, false pottos, and angwantibos. They are also closely related to the remaining lorisiforms (the various types of galago), as well as the lemurs of Madagascar.

Primates are a group of mammals that includes lemurs, galagos, lorises, pottos, monkeys and apes. Primates are subdivided into two groups, the Strepsirhini and the Haplorhini. The Strepsirhini include lemurs, galagos, lorises and pottos.

Family Lorisidae: lorises, pottos and allies (9 species)
Family Galagidae: galagos (19 species)
Suborder Haplorrhini: tarsiers, monkeys and apes
Infraorder Tarsiiformes ...

Closely related to the true lemurs are the galagos or "Bushed baby" of South Africa; the potto of Africa; the slow loris and the slender loris of the Orient; the indri , the sifaka , and the mouse lemur of Madagascar; ...

Primates also include familiar animals, such as the chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys, as well as the somewhat less familiar lemurs, lorises, galagos, pottos, sifakas, indris, aye-ayes, and tarsiers.

See also: Loris, Lemur, Galago, Monkey, Indri