Mammalia - Primates - Lorisidae

Alternative combinations: Lemur potto, Nycticebus potto

Synonyms: Galago guineensis Desmarest 1820, Perodicticus geoffroyi Bennett 1831, Potto bosmanii Lesson 1840

Belongs to Perodicticus according to C. Smeenk et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Perodicticus edwardsi, Perodicticus faustus, Perodicticus ibeanus

Type specimens:

• Perodicticus potto: RMNH 39375, a skeleton (mounted skin and skeleton)
• Galago guineensis:
• Perodicticus geoffroyi:
• Potto bosmanii:

Ecology: arboreal insectivore-herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Perodicticus potto in the database

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.