African Walnut vs Potto

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meliaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Lovoa	Perodicticus
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.