Potto
| Potto | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Family: | Lorisidae |
| Subfamily: | Perodicticinae |
| Genus: | Perodicticus Bennett, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Lemur potto Müller, 1766 | |
| Species | |
|
Perodicticus edwardsi | |
| Geographic range of all three species | |
The pottos are three species of strepsirrhine primate in the genus Perodicticus of the family Lorisidae. In some English-speaking parts of Africa, they are called "softly-softlys".