#perodicticinae

[animalids]

Golden angwantibo (Arctocebus aureus)

The golden angwantibo is a small, nocturnal primate. It has no tail, and, instead, its extremely powerful grip, made possible by a specialised arrangement of blood vessels in the wrists and ankles, aids it in moving securely through the trees. In common with other Loridae, the golden angwantibo has nails on all digits except for the second digit of each foot, which possesses a ‘toilet claw’, used in grooming. Interestingly, the index finger is reduced to a mere stub.

Classification Animalia - Chordata - Mammalia - Eutheria - Boreoeutheria - Euarchontoglires - Primatomorpha - Primates - Strepsirrhini - Lemuriformes - Lorisoidea - Lorisidae - Perodicticinae - Arctocebus - A. aureus

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