Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Primates Linnaeus, 1758 - primates
       Suborder Strepsirrhini Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
         Infraorder Lorisiformes Gregory, 1915
           Family Lorisidae Gray, 1821, orth. cons. - lorises, pottos, and galagos
             Genus Perodicticus Bennett, 1831 - potto
               Perodicticus potto (P.L.S. Müller, in Linnaeus, 1766) - potto
                 [Perodicticus potto potto]ᵀ (P.L.S. Müller, in Linnaeus, 1766)