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Arctocebus (golden potto)

Osteichthyes - Primates - Lorisidae

Taxonomy
Arctocebus was named by Gray (1863). It is extant. Its type is Perodicticus calabarensis.

It was assigned to Loridae by Yoder et al. (2001); and to Perodictinae by Harrison (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Arctocebus Gray
2001Arctocebus Yoder et al. p. 408
2010Arctocebus Harrison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderLorisiformesGregory 1915
superfamilyLorisoidea
familyLorisidae()
subfamilyPerodictinaeGray 1870
genusArctocebusGray 1863

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Arctocebus Gray 1863 [golden potto]
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Arctocebus aureus de Winton 1902 [golden angwantibo]
Arctocebus calabarensis Smith 1860 [Perodicticus calabarensis]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-22 16:48:02
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:48:02
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available