East African Potto
Perodicticus ibeanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyLorisidae (Lorises and Pottos)
- GenusPerodicticus (Pottos)
- SpeciesPerodicticus ibeanus (East African Potto)
The East African potto (Perodicticus ibeanus) is a species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primate. It is found in Central and East Africa. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Eastern Gorilla
Gorilla beringei
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Mantled Guereza
Colobus guereza
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
Tantalus Monkey
Chlorocebus tantalus
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Spectacled Lesser Galago
Galago matschiei
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Angola Colobus
Colobus angolensis
Demidoff's Dwarf Galago
Galagoides demidoff
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of East African Potto at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |