Barbados cherry vs Potto

Malpighia emarginata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Barbados cherry is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbados cherry	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Malpighiaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Malpighia	Perodicticus
Species	Malpighia emarginata	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Barbados cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbados cherry	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbados cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, India, and United States.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barbados cherry

The Barbados cherry (Malpighia emarginata) is a species in the genus Malpighia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, India, and United States.