East African Potto
East African Potto

East African Potto

Perodicticus ibeanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kibale National Park
8 Verified records at Kibale National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The East African potto (Perodicticus ibeanus) is a species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primate. It is found in Central and East Africa. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a East African Potto sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Chimpanzee
EN

Chimpanzee

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pan troglodytes

70–80% · Very likely
Ashy Red Colobus
EN

Ashy Red Colobus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Piliocolobus tephrosceles

70–80% · Very likely
Olive Baboon
LC

Olive Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio anubis

70–80% · Very likely
Red-tailed Monkey
LC

Red-tailed Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus ascanius

70–80% · Very likely
Mantled Guereza
LC

Mantled Guereza

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus guereza

60–70% · Likely
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey
VU

grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lophocebus albigena

60–70% · Likely
L'Hoest's Guenon
VU

L'Hoest's Guenon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Allochrocebus lhoesti

30–40% · Possible
Tantalus Monkey
LC

Tantalus Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus tantalus

20–30% · Possible
Spectacled Lesser Galago
LC

Spectacled Lesser Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Galago matschiei

Insufficient data
Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

Insufficient data
Vervet Monkey
LC

Vervet Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Insufficient data
Demidoff's Dwarf Galago
LC

Demidoff's Dwarf Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Galagoides demidoff

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
50–60
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a East African Potto in Kibale National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a East African Potto sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see East African Potto in Kibale National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for East African Potto in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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