African eggplant vs Potto

Solanum macrocarpon compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• African eggplant is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African eggplant	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Solanaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Solanum	Perodicticus
Species	Solanum macrocarpon	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

African eggplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African eggplant	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African eggplant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Africa (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African eggplant

The African eggplant (Solanum macrocarpon) is a species in the genus Solanum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.