Central African potto: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Central African potto Perodicticus edwardsi Least concern

Where the Central African potto lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 42 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See lorises, galagos & tarsiers on the world map

Scientific name	Perodicticus edwardsi
Group	Lorises, galagos & tarsiers
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Lorisidae

Where does the Central African potto live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Central African potto in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Central African potto endangered?

The Central African potto’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Central African potto?

The Central African potto (Perodicticus edwardsi) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Lorisidae, genus Perodicticus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Central African potto

The Central African potto (Perodicticus edwardsi) is a species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primate. It is found in Central Africa. It is also known as Milne-Edwards's potto, after Alphonse Milne-Edwards.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Central African potto (revision 1356181421), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27980394 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).