Mammal
Potto
Perodicticus potto · Lorisidae · Primates
Best monthsJan–Feb · Julmost records
Records311in 4 countries
Most seen inGhana146 records
Red ListNear threatenedIUCN status
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About
Potto in brief
The potto (Perodicticus potto) is a mammal of the Lorisidae family — species of mammal.
Across the 4 countries we cover it has 311 published records, most of them from Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and July and fall to their lowest in September and October.
Its global conservation status is near threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Ghana146 records · best Feb, Jan
Ivory Coast74 records · best Jun, Jan
Nigeria53 records · best Feb, Sep
Liberia38 records · best Jul, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.