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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderPrimates
  5. ›familyLorisidae
  6. ›genusArctocebus
Arctocebus aureus
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Golden Angwantibo

Arctocebus aureus de Winton, 1902

Also calledAngwantibo doré (fra) · Gold-Barenmaki (deu) · Goldener Bärenmaki (deu) · Gouden Angwantibo (nld) · Gullbjørnelori (nob) · Maki ursino dorato (ita) · Poto Menor Dorado (spa) · Potto dorato (ita) · Potto doré (fra) · angwantibo złocisty (pol) · kultalori (fin) · poto zlatý (ces) · Золотистый потто (rus) · بوتو ذهبي (ara)

First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7 vol.9 p.48

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

discussion

Discussion: Formerly classified as a subspecies of Arctocebus calabarensis, but considered a full species by Maier (1980: 567) and Groves (1989: 100 - 101; 2001 c).

Order Primates

distribution

Distribution: C Africa, south of Sanaga River, W and N of Congo / Oubangui River system.

Order Primates

materials_examined

Type Locality: Equatorial Guinea, 50 mi. (80 km) up Benito River.

Order Primates

discussion

COMMENTS: Formerly classified as a subspecies of Arctocebus calabarensis, but as a full species by Maier (1980: 567) and Groves (1989: 100 - 101).

Order Primates

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2436631.