Arctocebus aureus de Winton 1902

Arctocebus aureus de Winton 1902, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 9: 48.

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

Vernacular Names: Calabar Angwantibo.

Synonyms: Arctocebus ruficeps Thomas 1913 .

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

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

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).