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.
The false potto (Pseudopotto martini) is now thought to be a misidentified individual of a Perodicticus species.[4][5]