The East African potto (Perodicticus ibeanus) is a nocturnal strepsirrhine primate found in Central and East Africa, ranging from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to western Kenya. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the West African potto until a 2015 study divided the potto into three species, and it is thought to be the sister species of the Central African potto, from which it diverged about 5.5 million years ago in the late Miocene. Two subspecies are recognised, including the Mount Kenya potto, known from a single specimen collected in 1938 and possibly extinct. The IUCN rates the species Least Concern and adaptable to disturbed forest, though local declines may follow deforestation for agriculture.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
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In Biome
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In Ecosystem
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Found In
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Source East African potto (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
This species ranges from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to western Kenya.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source East African potto (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
This species ranges from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to western Kenya.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source East African potto (Wikipedia)DistributionQuote, Distribution
This species ranges from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to western Kenya.
Sources
1. East African potto (Wikipedia)
Conservation status
This species is considered Least Concern by the IUCN Red List and is known to be an adaptable species, being found in both undisturbed and disturbed forests, even near human populations.
Habitat
This species is considered Least Concern by the IUCN Red List and is known to be an adaptable species, being found in both undisturbed and disturbed forests, even near human populations.
Threats
However, localized declines may be taking place due to deforestation for agriculture.
Behaviour
The East African potto (Perodicticus ibeanus) is a species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primate.
Distribution
This species ranges from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to western Kenya.
In Group: Primate Species, Lead
The East African potto (Perodicticus ibeanus) is a species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primate.
Child Taxon Of: Perodicticus, Taxonomy
The East African potto (Perodicticus ibeanus) is a species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primate.
In Ecosystem: Forest, Conservation
being found in both undisturbed and disturbed forests, even near human populations
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web: Perodicticus potto
Animal Diversity WebConservation Status (account written before the 2015 split of the potto)
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species considers pottos “Lower Risk/Least Concern” and they are listed under CITES Appendices II and III
Conservation Status (account written before the 2015 split of the potto), relationship to people
Conservation Status The main threats to potto survival in the wild are predation, deforestation, and human hunting.
View the Source Perodicticus (Wikipedia)
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitatQuote, In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Distribution and habitat
Pottos inhabit the canopy of rain forests in tropical Africa: from Nigeria, Guinea to Kenya and Uganda into the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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