Alpine Marsh Violet vs Potto

Viola palustris compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Alpine Marsh Violet is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Marsh Violet	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Violaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Viola	Perodicticus
Species	Viola palustris	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Alpine Marsh Violet

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Marsh Violet	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Marsh Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Marsh Violet

The Alpine Marsh Violet (Viola palustris) is a species in the genus Viola. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).