African locust-bean vs Potto

Parkia biglobosa compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• African locust-bean is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African locust-bean	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Fabaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Parkia	Perodicticus
Species	Parkia biglobosa	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

African locust-bean

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African locust-bean	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African locust-bean

Habitat

Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African locust-bean

The African locust-bean (Parkia biglobosa) is a species in the genus Parkia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.