Perodicticus ibeanus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The East African potto (Perodicticus ibeanus) is a species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primate. It is found in Central and East Africa. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the West African potto (Perodicticus potto), but a 2015 study split it into three species, and classified P. ibeanus as a distinct species. It is thought to be the sister species to the Central African potto (Perodicticus ibeanus), from which it diverged during the late Miocene, about 5.5 million years ago.
This species ranges from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to western Kenya. In addition, an isolated subspecies (P. i. stockleyi) is endemic to the slopes of Mount Kenya, making it the easternmost population of any potto.
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. However, localized declines may be... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an East African Potto sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 13 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an East African Potto in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most East African Potto sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Kibale National Park, in our data
Kibale National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate East African Potto sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Primates
The closest relatives of the East African Potto that you can see in Kibale National Park (order Primates) are Olive Baboon (about 80%), Chimpanzee (about 80%) and Red-tailed Monkey (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the East African Potto is recorded against all the mammals logged in Kibale National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
